Did you know that the ADHD brain may have a thinner cerebral cortex than the non-ADHD brain? The cerebral cortex is the thin tissue that covers the cerebrum. It's the cerebrum's outer layer. It's ...

The teenage brain isn’t just trimming connections—it’s secretly building powerful new neural hotspots that may shape the mind ...

Can the brain keep working when its architecture changes? Researchers at the University of Geneva (UNIGE) have discovered ...

Scientists have discovered that the adolescent brain does more than prune old connections. During the teen years, it actively ...

The largest neuroimaging study of conduct disorder to date has revealed extensive changes in brain structure among young people with the disorder. The largest difference was a smaller area of the ...

Recent research has found that the thalamus may act like a “relay station” for consciousness by modulating cortical activity in the brain. Researchers found “thalamocortical loops,” where information ...

The team identified different brain networks involved in processing scenes with people, inanimate objects, action, and dialogue. They also revealed how different executive networks are prioritized ...

Your ability to notice what matters visually comes from an ancient brain system over 500 million years old.

Your mental image of your brain probably looks something like what's pictured here. The cerebrum, shown here, is where all the really important stuff is supposed to happen in humans: consciousness, ...

The detailed mapping revealed an unexpected pattern. One specific section of the dendrite contained an unusually dense ...