Using an algorithm they call the Krakencoder, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine are a step closer to unraveling how the brain’s wiring supports the way we think and act. The study, published June ...

Your brain ventricles are four fluid-filled chambers that produce cerebrospinal fluid. This fluid helps nourish your brain and protect it from injury. It would be easy to argue that your brain is the ...

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 brain and shape the behavior ...

The relationship between physical activity and mental health has long been recognized; however, it has only been in recent decades that cognitive ...

A largely overlooked structure inside our cells may play a crucial role in how the brain forms, offering new insight into ...

The development of many psychiatric disorders, including depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, is known to be in great part influenced by genetics. Past research has identified various genes ...

You’ve probably heard the advice to “eat the rainbow.” And it turns out that’s especially true for brain health. While no ...

While they share similar depressive and cognitive symptoms, the biological underpinnings of bipolar disorder and major ...

The human brain is one of the most complex organs in the world, and it consumes a lot of the energy that people take in by eating food (about 20 percent of the daily calorie intake). To make it more ...

Summary: A collaborative study reveals that maintaining robust overall brain health can protect memory and thinking skills ...