For most of human history, the skull has had one obvious job: protect the brain. A new study suggests it may also have another role: researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St.

A new company originating from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and the Center for Computer Vision (CVC) has ...

Your brain ventricles are four fluid-filled chambers that produce cerebrospinal fluid. This fluid helps nourish your brain and protect it from injury. It would be easy to argue that your brain is the ...

A new study provides the best evidence to date that the connection patterns between various parts of the human brain can tell scientists the specialized functions of each region. Previous research has ...

For centuries, scientists have thought of the brain as a single, unified organ. But new research led by Stanford Medicine ...

Glial cells, also known as neuroglia, are non-neuronal cells that play a crucial role in various neurophysiological processes. They not only support nervous system structures but also contribute to ...

Discovery could open up new avenues for studying diseases that affect the brainstem, such as spinal muscular atrophy and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

A small study suggests that the primary method used to map brain activity may often yield reversed metabolic readings. The research reveals that blood oxygen levels do not consistently reflect ...