Four major turning points around ages nine, 32, 66 and 83 create five broad eras of neural wiring over the average human lifespan.

Study maps five major eras of brain wiring from birth to old age, revealing the key turning points that shape how we learn, ...

UC Santa Cruz research innovations and academic programs advance brain and mental health.

A new study suggests that everyday multilingual habits—from chatting with neighbors to revisiting a childhood language—may ...

By contrast, glial cells seemed to be electrically silent and were dismissed as dull by most researchers. Some glia, called ...

A flash fiction contest hosted by The Hopkins Review uses short stories to push the boundaries of psychology research ...

Top neurologists told Newsweek of natural, science-backed ways to protect your brain from aging and disease—before symptoms ...

The black box of the human brain is starting to open. Although animal models are instrumental in shaping our understanding of the mammalian brain, scarce human data is uncovering important ...

Fasting has long been sold as a shortcut to weight loss, but a growing body of research suggests the real action may be ...

A hidden four-layer structure in the brain’s key memory hub has been revealed, reshaping how scientists understand learning ...

It turns out that Shakespeare might have been right all along and sniffing rosemary for remembrance could actually help slow ...