As the days grow shorter, many animals prepare for the approaching winter by suspending reproduction. Insects, for example, ...

Researchers have uncovered how primate brains transform flat, 2D visual inputs into rich, 3D mental representations of ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is linked to difficulties in understanding emotions and intentions from body cues. However, ...

A study of 20,000 anxiety disorder patients shows how negativity bias affects brain structure, cognitive function and mental health, supporting the view that mental illness is brain illness.

For many years, neuroscientists have isolated the brain’s primary motor cortex (M1), an area in the frontal lobe region, as a hub for sending out signals related to complex movements during episodes ...

Strokes that affect one or both occipital lobes of the brain can cause vision changes. Learn more about this uncommon type of stroke.

They visualized different shapes as the ever-changing neuronal activity in the temporal and frontal lobes of the brain during object recognition and recalling memories.

Analytical problem-solving recruits areas of the brain involved in “executive” processes such as “working” memory that rely on the brain’s frontal lobes.

Mild cognitive impairment is linked to blood vessel dysfunction in the brain's temporal lobes—the seat of memory—according to a new USC-led study.

We’ve all been there: stuck waiting for a bus that never seems to arrive, wondering whether to keep waiting or cut our losses ...

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.