Unusually Wired: Human Brains are Attuned to Appreciate Musical Pitch

During deep sleep, rhythmic pulses of cerebrospinal fluid are coupled with slow waves of electrical activity and fluctuating blood levels in the human brain.

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.

In children’s brain scans, scientists uncovered signs of multiple sclerosis before the kids showed any symptoms of the disease.

MRI scans of dog brains open windows into the cognition of the extinct thylacine.

A computer algorithm can identify the brains of autism patients with moderate accuracy based on scans taken at six months and one year of age.

The Nobel laureate helped lay the groundwork for today’s ubiquitous magnetic resonance imaging machines.

MRI scans and other assessments of high school football players reveal changes in brain tissue, correlated to head impacts, after just one season, researchers report.