Vision happens when patterns of light entering the eye are converted into reliable patterns of brain activity. This ...

(Santa Barbara, Calif.) — Hormone levels fluctuate like the tides, ebbing and flowing according to carefully orchestrated cycles. These hormones not only influence the body, but can cross into the ...

Summary: Researchers discovered how the brain develops reliable visual processing once the eyes open. Early on, visual inputs and modular brain responses are mismatched, creating inconsistent patterns ...

A part of the brain that is about the size of a sunflower seed in people could play a big role in our food consumption ...

Researchers examined anatomy of neurons from humans, mice and fruit flies. They discovered that the cellular structure of the brain is at a critical point, poised between two phases. New insights ...

Early and accurate diagnosis of dementia remains a major challenge. Standard approaches such as MRI and PET scans can provide ...

Prenatal exposure to chlorpyrifos is associated with altered brain structure, function, and metabolism, with a duration into late childhood and adolescence.

The largest neuroimaging study of conduct disorder to date has revealed extensive changes in brain structure among young people with the disorder. The largest difference was a smaller area of the ...

Researchers tested a new MRI correction method, called the traveling-subject (TS) approach, to resolve inconsistencies in ...

Political views are tied to brain structure, study suggests. April 7, 2011— -- Amid the looming prospect of a government shutdown, the clock is ticking for Democrats and Republicans to strike a ...