WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday proposed an effort to map the brain's activity in unprecedented detail, as a step toward finding better ways to treat such conditions as Alzheimer's ...

President Barack Obama called for $100 million in federal funding for a human brain research effort that could point to new ways for dealing with illnesses like Alzheimer's, epilepsy, autism, ...

Scientists created the largest functional map of a brain to date using a piece of a mouse's brain. The map details the wiring that connects neurons, offering insight into brain function and ...

Being able to see how the brain grows, changes and sometimes malfunctions at the cellular level could help scientists improve their understanding of the many neurological disorders that reduce quality ...

The human brain is often compared to a computer, but the latest wave of research shows it is closer to a self-building city, ...