The skull changed shape in different ways than the brain during evolution, according to a new comparative study.

Conflicting results on the existence of new neurons in adults have researchers designing new ways to identify and count neuronal progenitors—and finally get to the bottom of neurogenesis.

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

The Yale University cognitive neuroscientist studies how the brain extracts patterns from experiences.

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.  

Imaging of the human brain reveals constellations of activity associated with conscious and unconscious states.

FMRI data uncover wide variation in network organization between individuals in this oft-neglected brain region.

Activity in the lateral prefrontal cortex was the best correlate of weight loss in a study of people on a restricted-calorie diet.

MRI data suggest prenatal exposure to the medication increases the volume of brain regions vital to processing emotions.