Balance problems in aging and Parkinson’s may come from the body working too hard, not too little. Scientists found that the brain and muscles become overactive during even minor disturbances, yet ...

Imagine if keeping your brain in top shape was as routine as brushing your teeth in the morning or exercising before work. Brain health is more than simply the absence of disease; it is the state of ...

Working out is essential for building strength and maintaining a healthy, functional body. But did you know that it’s just as important to exercise your mind? Keeping your brain in top shape improves ...

Stimulating the brain's self-control center via rTMS reduces smoking by 11 cigarettes a day, outperforming reward-suppression ...

A receptor long known for guiding brain development before birth also shapes how adults learn, determining how strongly the brain locks in behavior and how readily it lets go. Researchers at the City ...

A deep dive into the brain’s command center for hunger shows how decoding its circuits could transform the future of weight loss treatments. Brain integration of environmental cues in the regulation ...

A signaling pathway best known for shaping the brain before birth also helps govern how adults learn, adapt, and persist in their behavior, according to new research co-led by Andreas H. Kottmann, ...

Did you know that a concussion is a considered a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)? Or that every 9 seconds, someone in the U.S. sustains a brain injury? Even what seems like a small bump on the head can ...