We usually don't think much about it, but our brain is pretty amazing! This three-pound organ is in charge of everything—from our thoughts and memories to our emotions and decision-making. And yet, ...

THE HUMAN brain—the enigmatic organ of thought—is the most intricate object in the universe, a tangled orchestra of hundreds of billions of cells generating precise electrical impulses that make up a ...

Starting off this year’s must-read list is a little book that delivers a powerful message about the insidiousness of addiction. Its author, Judith Grisel, is a recovered addict turned neuroscientist ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — New findings from studies in both people and animals are revealing clues about how sensory information and cognitive processes interact in the brain to produce our perception of the ...

More than ten percent of the cerebral cortex are involved in processing information about our sense of touch -- a larger area than previously thought. An encouraging pat on the back or a soft sweater ...