Learn more about Chiari malformation type 1, a rare brain condition that may be present in certain genes thanks to ...

Intriguing and incredibly unique, Octopuses are cephalopods with three hearts that pump blue blood throughout their eight tentacles. These intelligent sea creatures have multiple brains. Nine, to be ...

Explore brain anatomy, from the cerebrum, cerebellum, and brain stem, to the deep structures within the brain, such as the limbic system and basal ganglia.

"Grey's Anatomy" star Kate Walsh recalled the "very subtle" symptoms she experienced before being diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2015. The tumor was benign.

For decades, scientists have tried to peer deep inside the human brain using beams of harmless near-infrared light. The technique, called functional near-infrared spectroscopy, or fNIRS, has become a ...

Researchers now have a powerful new way to understand the types of brain cells that are affected in neurodegenerative diseases and to uncover connections between conditions such as Parkinson's, ...

Researchers have identified microplastics in the human olfactory bulb, highlighting a potential pathway for these particles to enter the brain and raise concerns about their long-term neurological ...

Scientists achieved “a milestone” by charting the activity and structure of 200,000 cells in a mouse brain and their 523 million connections.

The human brain may contain up to a spoon’s worth of tiny plastic shards—not a spoonful, but the same weight (about seven grams) as a plastic spoon, according to new findings published Monday ...

However, he did no human dissections – they were illegal during his time – and many of his extrapolations from animal to human anatomy were wrong.