The brain is an organ made up of neural tissue and has three main parts: the cerebrum, cerebellum, and brain stem. Each of these has a unique function.

The limbic system of the human brain controls emotions. While researchers don’t know all the structures within it, some key parts include the amygdala, hippocampus, limbic cortex, and hypothalamus.

A new study shows that the brain activity behind decision-making is far more widespread across the organ than first thought.

Parts of the brain focused on imagination, future planning and thinking about others can be strengthened in people experiencing loneliness, according to a new study from McGill University.

For example, there is a part of the brain, the insular cortex, that protects mammals from rotten food by creating a feeling of disgust.

Previous research in macaques suggests that part of the brain reorganises itself when a limb is removed, but now a study in ...

Parrots are known for their intelligence, but why they should be so much smarter than other birds isn’t entirely clear. New research suggests parrots have an enlarged brain circuit responsible ...

Researchers have discovered that parts of the human brain age more slowly than previously thought—particularly in the region that processes touch. By using ultra-high-resolution brain scans ...

Compensation by healthy brain parts alleviates Parkinson symptoms Brain's outer layer takes over tasks after loss of cells that make dopamine Date: October 1, 2023 Source: Radboud University ...

The must-read brain books of 2018 featured perception, emotion, hormones, psychedelics, culture, time, technology, addiction, and the biological roots of consciousness. The eight books on this ...

Women are more likely to be picked apart by the brain and seen as parts rather than a whole, according to research published online June 29 in the European Journal of Social Psychology.

Even for something as simple as pauses, different brain functions are necessary to best communicate in American Sign Language (ASL). University of Colorado Boulder researcher Karen Boyd, an instructor ...