“Our latest research proposal really grew out of our interactions with the blind and visually impaired community in Atlanta,” ...

"This idea goes beyond simple adaptation, or plasticity – it implies a wholesale repurposing of brain regions. But while ...

Think about how much control you have over changing the health of your heart, your brain, and your teeth. What order would you put those in—meaning, which of those do you have the most control ...

Michael Merzenich, Ph.D., is a professor emeritus at the University of California, San Francisco, and author of Soft-Wired: ...

MRI data from a large sample reveals enhanced whole-brain connectivity in individuals who speak a second language.

If there is a single theme that has dominated the past decade of neurological research, it is the growing appreciation of the brain's plasticity—its ability to reshape and reorganize itself ...

Recent research highlights the potential of targeting the brain’s metabolism to treat Alzheimer’s disease, a condition that ...

The next time you skip a workout or stay up late, consider this: your brain might still be feeling the effects two weeks from ...

This means we can revisit the conclusions about men’s and women’s brains: “Sex differences in the brain – are there any?” The idea of plasticity means we can escape the outmoded and old ...

Unfortunately, there continues to be a very negative public view of ECT, partly due to its portrayal in the media.