Learn more about how researchers were able to fully map a mouse brain and give us a better understanding of how or why we ...

Whenever something bad happens to us, brain systems responsible for mediating emotions kick in to prevent it from happening again. When we get stung by a wasp, the association between pain and wasps ...

Much has been made of the power of habit. We’re encouraged to make healthy choices our default and to understand the way that the brain sets certain tasks, such as our morning commute, on autopilot to ...

ROYAL OAK, Mich. – Virtual reality technology is making brain surgery safer and helping to explain complicated procedures to patients. Neurosurgeons at Corewell Health William Beaumont University ...

Whoever first said the brain is like a muscle was closer to the truth than they probably knew. Spend an hour wrestling with a crossword puzzle, tackling a Sudoku grid, or calculating the area under a ...

A study of long-distance runners shows the brain’s remarkable ability to adapt—by burning its own fat. A marathon taxes more than just muscles—it pushes the brain to its metabolic limits. New research ...