Long working hours might not just be bad for you, they could also be altering the structure of your brain, a new study ...

Research reveals how the brain divides visual input between hemispheres, then seamlessly reconnects it to create a unified, ...

Hormone levels fluctuate like the tides, ebbing and flowing according to carefully orchestrated cycles. These hormones not only influence the body, but can cross into the brain and shape the behavior ...

Is there a difference in brain structure between men and women? If we were to find such a difference in a single neuron, ...

A neuroscience breakthrough has been achieved using AI to identify neuron cell types from the brain activity recordings of ...

shown to make myocytes - the heart cells that generate electrical impulses that cause the heart to beat - less prone to developing abnormal rhythms when an adverse condition such as a heart attack ...

The function of the abducens nerve is to move your lateral rectus muscle. This lets your eye rotate away from the center of your body and look to the left or right. Sometimes called the abducent nerve ...

Teenagers who sleep longer perform better at mental tasks, reveals new research. Adolescents who sleep for longer – and from an earlier bedtime – tend to have improved brain function and ...

Adolescents who sleep for longer – and from an earlier bedtime – tend to have improved brain function and perform better at cognitive tests, according to the study. But the findings showed ...

Adolescents who sleep for longer – and from an earlier bedtime – tend to have improved brain function and perform better at cognitive tests, according to the study. But the findings showed that even ...

What Is the Nervous System? Your nervous system is your body's main communication system. It sends messages from your brain to the rest of your body and helps you respond to changes inside and ...

New research led by Professor Anqi Qiu from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University offers a clearer picture of how different long-term patterns of obesity may influence brain function and aging.