One-third of people with anorexia nervosa don’t recover and treatment has remained stagnant for years. Now we’re beginning to ...

For centuries, people have wondered what separates being awake from being asleep, dreaming, or unconscious. Scientists have ...

New research by Georgetown scientists shows how the brain rewires itself to automate learned tasks. The findings challenge a ...

New research from Northwestern Medicine reveals how post-menopausal hormone shifts can weaken the brain’s memory networks.

Each brain is unique, not only in its connections but also in the molecular composition of its neurons, particularly ion channels. Despite their variability, the brain functions reliably -- a paradox ...

The moment a person steps off the street and into a restaurant - to take just one example - the brain mentally starts a new "chapter" of the day, a change that causes a big shift in brain activity.

As you're deciding whether to eat one more potato chip, a pitched battle takes place in your brain. One group of neurons promotes hunger while another induces satiety. How quickly one group gains the ...

Ozempic was supposed to be a gut story. Then Allison Shapiro looked at the brain scans. An assistant professor at the ...

Brain tumors and brain cancer are often confused, but they differ significantly. A tumor is an abnormal growth; cancer ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Talia Milgrom-Elcott nurtures belonging & advances STEM. When Dr. Melina Uncapher looks at the brain, she sees an organ constantly ...

Brain-computer interfaces (BCI) sound like science fiction to most people. But this technology is getting real, quickly.

Gamma brain waves are rhythmic electric processes in nerve cells called neurons. Nerve activity in the brain allows for communication throughout the brain to carry out functions such as memory, ...