Not all brain cells are found in the brain. For example, a team at Caltech has identified two distinct types of neurons in the abdomens of mice that appear to control different aspects of digestion.

The Individual Brain Charting (IBC) project has released its fifth and largest update of high-resolution fMRI data, adding a new set of cognitive tasks to one of the most detailed brain-mapping ...

A technology which uses harmless light waves to measure activity in babies' brains has provided the most complete picture to date of brain functions like hearing, vision and cognitive processing ...

Brain network changes: Meditation during the retreat reduced activity in parts of the brain associated with mental chatter, making brain function more efficient overall. Enhanced neuroplasticity: When ...

Gender and sex were shown to map onto different parts of the brain. The research published in the Journal Science Advances looked at brain images of almost 5,000 children ages 9 and 10. They found ...

Close up view of brain patterns. Eyes glazed and hands outstretched, some sleepwalkers look like they came straight out of a zombie movie. Other sleepwalkers can paint, eat, or even drive—often ...