We subsequently computed for the number of ipsilateral and contralateral input cells relative to the total number of input cells. Figure 4B illustrates the intensity distribution of inputs to the ORB ...

Apr. 11, 2025 — Police officers are more than twice as likely to have traumatic brain injuries compared to the general ... Apr. 9, 2025 — Heavy drinkers who have eight or more alcoholic drinks ...

Genetic Mutations Linked to Toxin Exposure Found in Firefighters' Brain Tumors Mar. 10, 2025 — In a study comparing the glioma tumors of firefighters and non-fighters, researchers found a ...

A growing understanding of how “reproductive” hormones sculpt the brain could transform the management of neurological conditions. Credit...Yuko Shimizu Supported by By Rachel E. Gross ...

A study of long-distance runners shows the brain’s remarkable ability to adapt—by burning its own fat. A marathon taxes more than just muscles—it pushes the brain to its metabolic limits.

Change impacts your brain on a chemical level. “Novelty is a big driver of learning and synaptic change,” says Alison L. Barth, PhD, a professor of life sciences at Carnegie Mellon University.

Just as tobacco companies knew they were poisoning people, today’s social media titans knowingly poison our politics, peddling lies and stoking angry divides for profit ...

Scientists achieved “a milestone” by charting the activity and structure of 200,000 cells in a mouse brain and their 523 million connections. A neuron extends an axon to make contact with ...

A 2015 study found that men who frequently viewed porn had less gray matter in the brain’s area responsible for motivation and decision-making. Heavy consumers of X-rated content were also less ...

How real is the problem of brain drain in India? At 17.5 million, there’s a reason the Indian diaspora is the largest in the world. “Non-residential” Indians are becoming “not-returning” Indians, and ...

Neuroscientists have observed for the first time how structures deep in the brain are activated when the brain becomes aware of its own thoughts, known as conscious perception. The brain is ...