The human brain holds a staggering number of connections, yet scientists have long struggled to explain how it stores so much ...

From outer space to the human brain, Tufts University’s research labs explore various fields of science to uncover new ...

Over the past decades, neuroscience studies have painted an increasingly detailed picture of the human brain, its organization and how it supports various functions. To plan and execute desired ...

Murderbot, the titular character of a new television show on Apple TV+, doesn’t do much murdering. Instead it enjoys the freedom of having hacked its governor module, the internal control system that ...

Researchers have now discovered that HAR123, a regulatory gene sequence, is an important factor in human brain development. Even though humans are closely related to chimps, the slight differences in ...

(Science Photo Library/Canva) Exercise works wonders throughout the human body, including the brain. Research suggests an ...

A sweeping new analysis of more than 4,000 brain scans reveals that our brains’ neural networks don’t simply mature and then decline; they reorganize through a series of distinct life-stage “epochs,” ...

Human brains can sense rhythm and melody from birth, showing music may be part of biology rather than something learned.

What unique processes conspire to create a healthy, functional human brain? How can we be so genetically similar to, say, chimpanzees, and yet be light-years more sophisticated cognitively and ...

A new study shows that music changes brain activity during eye contact, helping people feel more connected and socially ...

Despite advances in psychology, neuroscience, and biology, certain behaviors still leave scientists scratching their heads.