Research from a team of Harvard and Google scientists has revealed never-before-seen details of the human brain’s structure.

Zooming in on the auditory cortex, the researchers found three unique sets of neurons that light up while we listen to music.

Discovery hints at wide-ranging potential for enhancing brain function Although it is widely recognized that sleep boosts ...

The human brain isn’t designed to be awake late at ... but this new study has shed some additional light on the matter. The authors of this hypothesis, which they call “Mind After Midnight ...

The inner workings of our brain's 'sewage system' are finally coming to light after years of speculation. Deep within the crevices of five human brains, scientists have, for the very first time ...

Needless to say, a normal human or mouse brain is decidedly opaque, its cells swathed in fat and other compounds that block light. That’s why Cajal had to dye neurons in order to see them and ...

One of the research leaders said it would shed new light into “the mechanism of ... BBC News Scans can show the wiring of this human brain - but even the very best show only a tiny fraction ...

The dark and light blue regions seen on the model constitute ... Both views are also set against views of the human brain then and now. Edinger's vision of a bird's neuroanatomy was widely held ...