Human Brain

Studying Brain Disorders at the Source

The Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center at McLean Hospital provides an essential service to researchers studying complex disorders

by Case Western Reserve University

Research shows chemicals in countless household items harm specialized cells in the brain

Findings confirm that interpreting fMRI scans is not as straightforward as it seems

by Brigham and Women's Hospital

Researchers uncover never-before-seen details in human brain tissue with new, inexpensive microscopy technology

Astronauts should wait up to three years to allow for their ventricles to recover after long space flights

Victim immobility may be involuntary as the brain can respond to extreme threat by blocking voluntary movement

Brain, gut, and immune system were fine-tuned after split from common ancestor of chimpanzees

New research may someday allow neural systems to operate much faster than the human brain

Study examines the factors our brain weighs when deciding whether to believe a conspiracy theory or not

All of the astronauts and cosmonauts studied had a similar level of cerebrospinal fluid buildup in the brain

by University of Cambridge

The average body size of humans has fluctuated over the last million years and is strongly linked to temperature