Cells in the brain's immune system can act as "accelerators" and "brakes" for anxiety, opening the door to new treatments for ...

Why is it so easy to hear individual words in your native language, but in a foreign language they run together in one long ...

Paul and Ashlee Higginbotham knew what was and wasn't normal for their kids. As the parents of six, they had seen a lot of illnesses and tantrums. But they were baffled by the behavior of their ...

Over the past decade, intensive studies have shown that the brain's meningeal lymphatic system acts as the brain's "waste disposal network," maintaining homeostasis by clearing metabolic waste and ...

What does neuroscience tell us about the differences between women's and men's brains? The story isn't as clear as you may ...

Neuroscientists studying the shifts between sleep and awareness are finding many liminal states, which could help explain the ...

Understanding how the brain learns and applies rules is the key to unraveling the neural basis of flexible behavior. A new ...

Whether speaking or swinging a bat, precise and adaptable timing of movement is essential for everyday behavior. Although we ...

Scientists have spent decades trying to understand whether the layered sheet of tissue that covers your brain follows one ...

On neuroscience’s big stage Nov. 15, MIT Professor Earl K. Miller will propose that thought and consciousness emerge from the ...

The Air Force is telling roughly 50 airmen and Space Force guardians who had expected to separate in November that their time in the service is being extended for 60 days due to the government ...