The cognitive abilities of a fruit-fly larva may not seem particularly noteworthy. This creature—the fly’s early, wormlike phase—is just about capable of sensing its environment, searching for food ...

A large study of brain scans shows that our neural wiring evolves through five major stages from birth to late old age. These ...

Scientists studying the brain have discovered that the organ operates on up to 11 different dimensions, creating multiverse-like structures that are "a world we had never imagined." By using an ...

Neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge have identified five "major epochs" of brain structure over the course of a ...

From toe length to handwriting and sleeping position, there have been countless studies linking various features with specific personality traits. But these are of course just associations between ...

The symptoms of schizophrenia vary greatly from person to person. A new study shows how these differences manifest themselves in the structure of the brain. The symptoms of schizophrenia vary greatly ...

The symptoms of schizophrenia vary greatly from person to person. A new study shows how these differences manifest themselves in the structure of the brain. Schizophrenia is a complex mental health ...

Share on Pinterest Researchers say racial inequities can change the brain structure of children, People Images/Getty Images Researchers say racial inequities can produce poverty and trauma that can ...

Luca Passamonti receives funding from Medical Research Council. Luca Passamonti is also affiliated with the National Research Council (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche) in Italy (a government-funded ...