If you look at a Neanderthal skull and a Homo sapiens skull, they’re visibly different: Neanderthal skulls are lower and longer, whereas ours tend to be rounder. However, those differences probably ...

“Many adults with ADHD report frequent bruising or bumping into objects, and this is often related to differences in ...

Marijuana use seems to be more popular (or at least more openly talked about) than ever. Regardless of whether you’re on the gummy bandwagon, you might wonder how it really affects your brain after ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Starting a new sport as an adult can improve brain health by stimulating chemicals like dopamine and endorphins. The process of learning a new game engages parts of the brain ...

Topographic maps of the brain show the spatial representation of activity. The topographic maps shown highlight the density distributions of sleep-like (slow wave) activity across the scalp for the ...

Older adults who remain cognitively sharp as they age have a genetic advantage over their peers, new research shows. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and ...

The axolotl looks like something from another planet, but it lives in the lakes of Mexico. Unlike most amphibians, it never completes its transformation into adulthood and remains in a juvenile state ...

Dr. Frances Jensen ’78, acclaimed author of The Teenage Brain, will speak at a colloquium on Thursday, March 12 at 5 p.m. in Sweeney Concert Hall. Jensen is the Arthur Knight Asbury, MD, Professor of ...

A new study, recently published in the journal Nature Communications, is leading to a new understanding of how immune cells can influence adult neurogenesis, the process of creating new neurons in the ...

Breakthrough research from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine is revealing how immune cells in the adult brain can regulate the generation of new neurons. The study, recently published ...