A brief period of exercise may do more for your brain than you expect. New research led by the University of Iowa shows that even a single workout can rapidly shift how your brain processes memory.

In findings that raise a variety of questions about how our brains work, and even about the nature of consciousness, UC Santa Barbara researchers and collaborators report that only a small section of ...

Why do stressful moments so often push people toward habits like drinking? A new study from Texas A&M University offers one ...

Neurons in the brain are wired like a social network, report researchers from Biozentrum, University of Basel. Each nerve cell has links with many others, but the strongest bonds form between the few ...

The connection between cancer response and autoimmune disease in the brain lies with the antibodies deployed to fight cancer.

While age-old challenges regarding the mind, self, and consciousness persist within the labyrinths of philosophy, scientists may be on the verge of solving them through empirical means, even in the ...

A woman's breasts and brain are closely connected through hormones like estrogen and progesterone. Breast cancer treatments can induce sudden, menopause-like hormonal changes, affecting mental health.