The world’s most powerful MRI scanner has delivered its first images of human brains, reaching a new level of precision that is hoped will shed more light on our mysterious minds – and the ...

A new AI tool, MindGlide, can rapidly analyze routine brain MRI scans to detect subtle changes caused by multiple sclerosis ...

Humanity has been hunting for sex-based differences in the brain since at least the time of the ancient Greeks, and it has largely been an exercise in futility. That's partly because human brains do ...

Columbia scientists mapped brain mitochondria for the first time, revealing how energy shapes memory, mood, and mental health ...

Depression affects millions of people worldwide, but much is still unknown about this illness and treatments don't always ...

A new study found that during extreme endurance efforts like running a marathon, the brain may temporarily break down its own insulation to use as an emergency energy source.

In what researchers call one of the largest investigations into newborn brain anatomy, over 500 infants underwent brain scans. The study, led by scientists from the University of Cambridge ...

A giggling toddler in a pink dress and matching headphones lies down on her back in front of a gigantic whirling machine. A pillowy headrest cushions her head. She seems unfazed as she’s slowly ...

This image highlights (red) behavioral domains in left and right brain hemispheres that show high divergence following comparisons. Top shows domains that differ the most between human and chimpanzee.

For college athletes with concussion, brain changes may remain visible in brain scans up to a year after they are cleared to return to play, according to a study published online in Neurology.

A fatty substance that insulates the electrical signals transmitted by nerve cells might also be a source of energy for the brain — especially when reserves are running low. This intriguing ...