What is Cushing's syndrome? Cushing's syndrome is a hormonal disorder. It’s caused when you have high levels of the hormone cortisol over a long time. Cushing's syndrome is fairly rare. It most often ...

But scientists have long assumed that bacteria can’t survive in the human brain. The powerful blood-brain barrier, the thinking goes, keeps the organ mostly free from outside invaders.

The brain areas involved in Othello syndrome are not well known. A new study on the reasons for Othello Syndrome A new study, published in the scientific journal Neurocase, focused on ...

The cells in the area are also connected with metabolism, suggesting a connection between diet and brain health. Scientists at the Allen Institute have identified specific cell types in the brain ...

Intelligence stems from brain-wide connections, not specific regions, according to JMU researchers. Their findings challenge established theories, highlighting the brain’s complexity. A new study ...

A person’s brain is not fully developed until their mid to late 20s, as the brain grows in physical size and with the emergence and strengthening of nerve pathways in the brain. Maturity, judgment, ...

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Neuroscientists have identified the physical locations where memories are stored in the brain. But would that enable us to retrieve memories from someone who has died? When you purchase through ...

But what about the brain? “From a neuroscientist’s perspective, food is really fundamentally important for brain health, because our brains literally run on nutrients,” says Lisa Mosconi ...

If age is a state of mind, this is when the mind begins to decline. A new study has revealed that brain aging peaks at three distinct ages: 57, 70 and 78. The research, published in Nature this ...