As we work on overcoming what scares us, a new plasticity becomes available in our brain, and fear strikes out.

The brain works like a muscle. Thinking, learning, and practicing a skill literally causes structural adaptations in our brains. For instance, scientists examining musicians’ and non-musicians’ brains ...

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Floridians are scrambling to prepare for what meteorologists are calling the coldest temperatures the state has seen in 16 years, with freezing conditions expected to grip the ...

Winter is here, and who knows what winter still has in store for us. In the event of a freeze with temperatures dropping to at least 32°F, here is information on how to protect your plants. If a ...

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The brain goes through five distinct stages between birth and death, a new study shows. Scientists identified the average ages—9, 32, 66 and 83—when the pattern of connections inside our brains shift.

The term has been popularized on social media to describe numbness and low motivation. Experts offer ways to break out of these feelings. Credit...Vanessa Saba Supported by By Christina Caron Let’s ...

The human brain has 86 billion neurons connected by roughly 100 trillion synapses, making it one of the most complex objects in the known universe. Each year neuroscientists make fascinating, ...

A blast of bitterly cold air is sweeping across Texas as a strong cold front pushes temperatures sharply downward. In response, the National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Freeze Warning for parts ...

Senior Research Fellow, The Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, and Research Fellow, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University A recent episode of the The Kardashians ...

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have used a "zap-and-freeze" technology to watch hard-to-see brain cell communications in living brain tissue from mice and humans. Findings from the new ...