New USC research offers an unseen insight into how the brain shifts gears. The researchers have discovered that our innate ability to make quick changes in motor function is the result of a unique ...

Modern neuroscience understands the brain as a set of specialized systems. Aspects of brain function such as attention, perception, memory, language, and thought have been mapped onto distinct brain ...

Alzheimer's disease is a progressive and permanent loss of nerve cells in the brain. The breakdown causes memory loss, ...

The brain undergoes a full renovation during menopause. Although these changes are profound, we’re learning that the ...

Physical exercise helps relieve symptoms of depression, and new evidence points to a specific protein released by muscles as ...

For decades, scientists have mapped attention, memory, language, and reasoning to separate brain networks — yet one big mystery remained: why does the mind feel like a single, unified system?

Ageing does not only change the body. It changes the brain too. Names become harder to recall. Concentration slips. Tasks ...

Co-written with Jai Liester. In recent years, research has illuminated the intricate connection between our gut and brain, revealing how this relationship significantly impacts mental health. Now, a ...

You can see it coming in right there, that little spot,” says neuroscientist and engineer Laura Lewis. A remarkably bright pulsing dot has appeared on the monitor in front of us. We are watching, in ...

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 child's family income and the neighborhood they grow up in may play a much bigger role in brain development than previously ...

There has been growing evidence that missing teeth in older adults, commonly dismissed as cosmetic or dental issues, is in ...