Summary: A new study suggests that autism may be linked to the rapid evolution of brain cell types unique to humans.

Globally, autism affects about 1 in 100 children, according to the World Health Organization. In the U.S., the rate is closer to 1 in 31, or 3.2%. That’s far higher than what researchers observe in ...

Researchers at Lehigh University are exploring tiny lab-grown brain organoids to unlock the secrets of the brain’s efficiency ...

UCLA's researchers go low-tech to plead their case to the public with poster boards and props. The Trump administration has ...

People with temporal lobe epilepsy in particular often wander around aimlessly and unconsciously after a seizure. Researchers ...

When a baby babbles and their parents respond, these back-and-forth exchanges are more than adorable-if-incoherent ...

“Rather than actively shaping experience, the thalamus (if it is considered at all) has typically been relegated to a role in ...

Research links racial bias to subtle shifts in perception, showing how stereotypes may influence brain activity during object ...

The development of many psychiatric disorders, including depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, is known to be in ...

In 2018, creepy footage of a French orca imitating human speech went viral, and scientists have offered further insight.

Sleep may enhance the brain’s ability to remove harmful waste. Poor or disrupted sleep could raise dementia risk. The brain ...