Study insights could improve current understanding of neurodegenerative diseases as well as interpretations of brain scans.

Speaking requires a precise sequence of muscle movements, long thought to be coordinated by Broca’s area in the brain.

The brain is one of the body’s most energy-demanding organs, accounting for 2 percent of the body’s weight but consuming 20 percent of its total energy. To stay within budget, the brain must be highly ...

Your walking pace reveals your brain’s health and your overall age. Midlife speed tests link slower miles per hour to brain ...

All day long, our brains carry out complicated and energy-intensive tasks such as remembering, solving problems, and making decisions.

A research team has identified, for the first time in humans, and in a realistic environment, a key neurophysiological ...

The brain is one of the body’s most energy-demanding organs, accounting for 2 percent of the body’s weight but consuming 20 ...

A new study from UC San Francisco challenges the traditional view of how the brain strings sounds together to form words and ...

Is your brain aging faster than your chronological age? New research shows it could raise your risk of death and dementia significantly—and offers promise for early intervention.