Inside every human brain lies a detailed map of the body, with different regions dedicated to different body parts – the ...

Brain plasticity — also called neuroplasticity — is an odd term for most people, with the word “plastic” causing images of Tupperware or Saran Wrap to pop into your head. However, brain plasticity is ...

New research published in Nature Neuroscience provides evidence that a non-hallucinogenic analog of psychedelic drugs can stimulate brain cell growth through the same molecular pathway as traditional ...

Even though the terms brain plasticity and neuroplasticity are associated with late 20th- and now 21st-century scientific and medical thinking, the concept of brain plasticity has been known (although ...

A collaboration between scientists from the NIH and University College London found that the brain does not automatically ...

BrainHQ’s science-based brain-training exercises don’t just make you feel sharper. They can help you live a healthier, happier life.

That may be about to change. A few days after Ms. McVean woke up in the Foothills Medical Center in Calgary, she was told ...

A groundbreaking study has revealed that glioblastoma cells behave differently depending on whether they cluster or disperse.

It’s no secret exercise is good for your body—but what about your brain? Linda Overstreet-Wadiche, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Neurobiology and vice chair for Faculty Affairs and Development ...

Linda Overstreet-Wadiche, Ph.D., a professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Neurobiology, says studies show that exercise can significantly improve many aspects of brain ...

Even years after an arm is amputated, the brain maintains a detailed map of the limb and tries to interact with this phantom ...