The human brain holds a staggering number of connections, yet scientists have long struggled to explain how it stores so much ...

From outer space to the human brain, Tufts University’s research labs explore various fields of science to uncover new ...

A representative MRI tractography image of the first era of the human brain. This image is representative of the general pattern seen across the brains in the study during the first era of neural ...

The evolution of the human species is marked by an increase in brain size. Now new research suggests that could be partly dependent on increases in prenatal estrogen—revealed by looking at the length ...

Scientists found special brain connections in seals and sea lions that help control vocal sounds. This may explain how speech evolved.

New research suggests that auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia may come from a brain glitch that confuses inner thoughts for external voices. Normally, the brain predicts the sound of its own ...

Despite advances in psychology, neuroscience, and biology, certain behaviors still leave scientists scratching their heads.