At some point in your life, you must've experienced a lightbulb moment when an amazing idea just popped into your head out of ...

The brain is the part of the central nervous system that is contained within the skull. It is responsible for executive and cognitive functions and regulates the functioning of the other parts of ...

The brain stem, illustrated in orange above, connects the main part of the brain to the spinal cord. (Image credit: Shutterstock) The team focused on the brain stems of mice to build on research ...

Brain scans are an essential part of bipolar disorder research but not of diagnosis. Psychiatrists make a diagnosis based on ...

Program Three: Brain Matters Video: Full Episode Peer into Alan Alda’s head to find out which parts of our brain are responsible for our most human characteristics.

Imagine seeing a furry, four-legged animal that meows. Mentally, you know what it is, but the word “cat” is stuck on the tip of your tongue.  This phenomenon, known as Broca’s aphasia or expressive ...