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The auditory cortices of humans and rhesus monkeys respond very differently to harmonic tones.

The beverage was a popular tonic and antiseptic.

A new method helps neural stem cells form synaptic connections, thereby restoring lost brain function.

The Albert Einstein College of Medicine neuroscientist has revealed surprising functions of the brain region, such as its role in the brain’s rewards circuits and in addiction.

Changes in brain waves while snoozing correlate with accumulation of tau and amyloid-β, suggesting that the neural activity disruptions could clue doctors in to early development of the disease.

Brain scans of autistic and non-autistic men reveal an association between white matter aberrations and the ages of their fathers at the time the sons were born.

Research has repeatedly suggested that spending time in natural environments improves mental and physical well-being. Now, scientists are gathering the data needed to incorporate this phenomenon in health-care guidelines.

After a scientist at the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg had a mental breakdown that may have contributed to her death in 2016, employees raise red flags about an unhealthy work environment.

The authors have requested a retraction of a paper that found people with the CCR5 Δ32 variant are more likely to die sooner.

The original experiment found brain activity as measured by fMRI was tied to particular genetic variants.

The science isn’t there yet, nor are the known interventions that ought to be combined with delivering such predictions.

The diurnal cycles of the microbiome alter the activity of a protein produced by the host, and in turn guide histone acetylation, gene expression, and metabolic activity.