To shed new light on the contribution of different brain regions and neural circuits to specific mental functions, ...

Brain connectivity analysis is now at the foreground of neuroscience research. A connectivity network is characterized by a graph, where nodes represent neural elements such as neurons and brain ...

Our thinking and perception happens in the neocortex. This outer part of our brain consists of six layers. When you feel touch to your body, layer four of your sensory cortex gets activated. This ...

Scientists at Columbia University’s Zuckerman Institute have linked a brain area in mice to the drive to consume not just ...

Researchers have discovered that parts of the human brain age more slowly than previously thought—particularly in the region that processes touch. By using ultra-high-resolution brain scans, they ...

Individuals who suffer from migraine headaches appear to have a hyper-excitable visual cortex. Individuals who suffer from migraine headaches appear to have a hyper-excitable visual cortex researchers ...

A new study suggests that COVID-19 might shrink parts of the brain. The study‘s results were mentioned by former Food and Drug Administration commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb on the Sunday news program ...