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A new study provides the best evidence to date that the connection patterns between various parts of the human brain can tell scientists the specialized functions of each region. Previous research has ...

Scientists have long tried to understand the human brain by comparing it to other primates. Researchers are still trying to understand what makes our brain different from our closest relatives. Our ...

A team of UChicago psychology researchers used fMRI scans to learn why certain moments carry such lasting power ...

Recent research has identified specific patterns of brain activity that distinguish young children with autism from their ...

Love might feel like it comes from the heart, but scientists have figured out where love lives inside the brain. Researchers used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to measure brain activity ...

For the first time, a team of researchers at the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Spanish National ...

A lot of brain development happens early in life, but researchers don't have a strong understanding of how a baby's brain ...

Neurosurgeons and engineers at the University of Washington School of Medicine reached a milestone this summer, implanting a device inside the skull of a stroke victim that they believe can help him ...

The Signature Courses at the University of Texas at Austin are a form of required course for all undergraduate students on a variety of topics, giving first-year students an opportunity to closely ...