The brain is an organ made up of neural tissue and has three main parts: the cerebrum, cerebellum, and brain stem. Each of these has a unique function.

Both for research and medical purposes, researchers have spent decades pushing the limits of microscopy to produce ever ...

Both for research and medical purposes, researchers have spent decades pushing the limits of microscopy to produce ever ...

Forty-five percent of dementia cases are potentially preventable, and simple lifestyle choices including exercise, diet and ...

The cerebral cortex processes sensory information via a complex network of neural connections. How are these signals ...

A new study published in Diagnostics provides evidence that the striatum, rather than the cerebral cortex, receives the highest concentration of dopamine input in the brain. Advanced confocal ...

Study of nearly 1,000 people showed that brain ageing was not linked to infection status, but cognitive decline was.

The cortex refers to the outermost layer of the cerebral hemispheres or cerebrum. The cerebral cortex in humans is folded into gyri and consists of six horizontal layers of neurons, with distinct ...

Researchers at King’s College London have discovered that ketamine's antidepressant effects involve the brain’s opioid system.