Researchers who spoke with Spectrum say that while brain imaging tools have their limitations, they still hold promise in helping to unlock the brain’s secrets. 

The chemist refined nuclear magnetic resonance technology, giving rise to the development of MRI.

Researchers turned white blood cells called neutrophils into drug-smuggling “neutrobots,” which penetrated the blood-brain barrier to treat brain cancer in mice.

Researchers tease out the effects of the two cravings by having participants gamble for the chance to satisfy them.

Unusually Wired: Human Brains are Attuned to Appreciate Musical Pitch

Those who had developed PTSD appear to be less able to suppress unwanted memories—traumatic or not—suggesting a role for the general ability to control memory recall in the disorder.

Imaging reveals how cyclical patterns of brain activity differ between conscious and unresponsive individuals.

MRI scans from more than 800 incarcerated men pinpoint distinct structural features of people who have committed homicide, compared with those who carried out other crimes.

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.

Research into the biological basis of gender identity is in its infancy, but clues are beginning to emerge.

Brain studies have yielded a mixed picture of the neural similarities and differences between people of different genders.