But a growing body of research is challenging that assumption, suggesting the brain may remain far more adaptable throughout adulthood than scientists once believed. New research adds compelling ...

Neurodiversity advocates have long argued that autistic brains are differently wired. Now, new evidence shows they are right. Researchers have found atypical numbers of brain cells in two key areas of ...

A recent study published in the journal Cerebral Cortex suggests that adults who are better at math tend to rely less on the ...

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The research analyzed brain scans from patients with major depressive disorder who were not taking antidepressants, isolating ...

The human brain, as the seat of mental life—from the most complicated intellectual processes down to routine and unconscious bodily control—is necessarily enormously complex. The largest part of the ...

The brain is often described as a dense forest of connections, and for years scientists have searched for ways to trim that ...