The world’s most powerful supercomputers can now run simulations of billions of neurons, and researchers hope such models ...

The human brain is complex. Understanding deep brain function usually requires the insertion of probes that frequently result ...

Your brain ventricles are four fluid-filled chambers that produce cerebrospinal fluid. This fluid helps nourish your brain and protect it from injury. It would be easy to argue that your brain is the ...

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This comprehensive review synthesizes a decade of human and animal research to explain how the gut and brain communicate ...

A new study suggests that a little-known region deep in the brain could be crucial for preserving physical strength as we age ...