The largest part of the brain is the highly-evolved ... and the occipital lobe—with one of each on either half of the brain. The cerebral cortex is the thin, outermost layer of the cerebrum ...

Imagine a swarm of fireflies, flickering lights on and off in the nighttime space. How does the human brain process and ...

In anterior regions, such as the frontal cortex, space and time are processed independently, with distinct neural populations ...

Scientists have uncovered a fascinating way the brain learns to override instinctive fears, shedding light on how we adapt to ...

A new study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders shows that individuals with depression exhibit slower and less ...

Levels of microplastics in the brain have shot up 50% in just eight years, according to samples tested by researchers in New ...

The brain processes space and time differently across regions, revealing a functional hierarchy in perception.

"A really big question that, at least I ask myself, is, 'How do we become who we are?'" University of Virginia psychology graduate student Olivia Allison said. New work she is conducting in UVA's Baby ...

Researchers studied samples of human brains and found high levels of microplastics, but it's unclear how they slip past the ...