The brain's ability to track orientation and position is essential for memory, navigation, and decision-making. Traditionally ...

The microbes from humans and big-brained primates converted food into energy for the brain more efficiently compared with the microbes from small-brained monkeys. The findings suggest that the big ...

The brain plays a big part in the aging process, and scientists think they’ve pinpointed the specific cells that control it. In a study of mice, researchers at the Allen Institute identified ...

For years, Irene Salinas has been fascinated by a simple physiological fact: The distance between the nose and the brain is quite small. The evolutionary immunologist, who works at the University ...