An analysis of the contours of more than 600 kids’ brains points to links between cerebral surface area and heritability in regions of the brain important in cognition.  

Aggressive little marine predators, mantis shrimps possess a mushroom body that appears identical to the one found in insects.

Preliminary research suggests that the brains of schizophrenia patients may regain tissue mass as the illness wears on.

First described in the late 19th century, then lost from the literature for more than 100 years, the vertical occipital fasciculus appears to be important in visual processing.

Ron Blackwell helps neuroscientists map the circuitry of face perception by letting them stimulate his brain with electricity.

Scientist to Watch, Takaki Komiyama, discusses his use of chronic two-photon calcium imaging to explore how wakefulness and experience shape odor representations in the mouse olfactory bulb.

Once dominated by correlational studies, face-perception research is moving into the realm of experimentation—and gaining tremendous insight.

Studying handedness in chimps may shed light on the mysterious trait in humans.