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 ...

The limbic system is defined as the brain networking system responsible for controlling emotional drives and memory formation.

Our brain’s built-in GPS is controlled by the hippocampus. Nestled deep in the brain, the hippocampus has specialized place cells that fire when you are in specific places.

In some cases, evidence of brain damage has helped defendants fight charges in court.

Research points to the potential health repercussions of microplastics. Now, a study seeks to explain how these nanoparticles enter the human brain (of which up to a “spoonful” may be present ...

The brain is the part of the central nervous system that is contained within the skull. It is responsible for executive and cognitive functions and regulates the functioning of the other parts of ...