Why does the brain split visual spatial perception between its hemispheres? A new review by neuroscientists examines the advantages and trade-offs, and how the brain ultimately makes vision feel ...

The human brain is known to contain a wide range of cell types, which have different roles and functions. The processes via ...

While extremely rare, encephalopathy (a condition affecting brain function) triggered by mutations in the UBA5 gene has devastating impacts, with affected individuals reaching few developmental ...

Over the past decade, intensive studies have shown that the brain's meningeal lymphatic system acts as the brain's "waste ...

Researchers have discovered distinct roles for two dopamine receptors located on nerve cells within the portion of the brain that controls approach vs. avoidance behavior.