Your nose’s superpower is thanks to a “superhighway” that leads directly into your brain. The olfactory system runs straight to the hippocampus, or your memory hub, whereas other sensory systems have ...

Brain scans of thousands of people revealed that the human brain has five distinct eras, with turning points in the way it is ...

The human brain, despite representing only about 2% of total body weight, consumes approximately 20% of the body’s energy resources. This metabolic intensity makes the brain particularly responsive to ...

A team of UChicago psychology researchers used fMRI scans to learn why certain moments carry such lasting power ...

The black box of the human brain is starting to open. Although animal models are instrumental in shaping our understanding of the mammalian brain, scarce human data is uncovering important ...

Alzheimer’s has long been considered irreversible, but new research challenges that assumption. Scientists discovered that severe drops in the brain’s energy supply help drive the disease—and ...

A brain-scan study reveals key components of the brain's navigation system, which may help us better understand early ...

Scientists have created a computer model that aims to mimic the human brain, hoping it might teach us about ourselves.

Your brain can learn from imagined experiences almost like real ones, shaping how you feel about people and future ...