What if we could directly ask the brain about ADHD? A recent study used innovative techniques to do just that.

In these science fiction books, extraterrestrial beings are sympathetic, horrifying and everything in between.

Searching for alien languages sheds light on how much human languages have in common—with each other and even with animal ...

What would they think of us? It’s a question that can produce some, well, uncomfortable answers if you happen to be an ...

What exactly is “brain fog,” and why does it feel so common now? You wake up tired even after a full night in bed. You open your laptop and stare at the screen, but the words don’t quite land. You ...

Topographic maps of the brain show the spatial representation of activity. The topographic maps shown highlight the density distributions of sleep-like (slow wave) activity across the scalp for the ...

Usually, we’re telling the kids to get off the phones and tablets, and that too much screen time can turn their brains to mush. However, using tech could actually help brain health in older adults.

Older adults who remain cognitively sharp as they age have a genetic advantage over their peers, new research shows. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and ...

The axolotl looks like something from another planet, but it lives in the lakes of Mexico. Unlike most amphibians, it never completes its transformation into adulthood and remains in a juvenile state ...

Dr. Frances Jensen ’78, acclaimed author of The Teenage Brain, will speak at a colloquium on Thursday, March 12 at 5 p.m. in Sweeney Concert Hall. Jensen is the Arthur Knight Asbury, MD, Professor of ...

Pass the pot to Grandma — her brain might thank you. A new study is challenging long-held assumptions about cannabis, finding that middle-aged and older adults who use the drug may actually see some ...