"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The brain may lie at the biological center of our lived experience, but the scientific underpinnings of ...

Researchers discover a neural switch in the medial septum that commands the brain to retrieve recent memories, shedding light ...

A newly identified brain protein may play a major role in how the body ages. Researchers discovered that declining levels of ...

The difference between the brain's predicted age and actual chronological age, called a brain age gap, may influence the relationship between cognitive impairment risk factors, like high blood ...

If you scroll through TikTok or Instagram long enough, you’ll inevitably stumble across the line: “Your frontal lobe isn’t fully developed yet.” It’s become neuroscience’s go-to explanation for bad ...

Our brain function is far from static throughout our lives. We already know that our capacity to learn, and our risk of cognitive decline, varies from when we’re a newborn through to our 90s. Now, ...

Neural network of the brain on a dark blue background. Senior Correspondent It's an automatic behavior when you meet someone new: subconsciously, you take stock of physical cues to gauge how old they ...

Researchers identify the anterior cingulate cortex as a "dial" for autonomic arousal, offering new insights into Parkinson's ...