When my kids were small, I had them draw a self-portrait on each birthday. Here's what their early pictures looked like: None of us have any trouble recognizing that this is a picture of a little ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The brain’s map of the body in the primary somatosensory cortex remains unchanged after amputation. (Zephyr/Science Source) A ...

Dazzling intricacies of brain structure are revealed every day, but one of the most obvious aspects of brain wiring eludes neuroscientists. The nervous system is cross-wired, so that the left side of ...

In a phenomenon known as introspection, the brain is constantly communicating with the rest of the body to not only relay information about what is going on around but also inside our bodies. Our ...

A new study reveals that alpha brain waves help the brain decide what belongs to your body. Faster rhythms allow the brain to match sight and touch more precisely, strengthening the feeling that a ...