How does a single cell reliably build one of the most complex structures known in nature? New research suggests the answer ...

For most of the 20th century, the scientific consensus held that the adult brain was essentially fixed, unable to grow new connections or recover lost function after a critical window in childhood.

A new study found that deep sleep weakens breathing brain timing in movement circuits and changes internal brain ...

How can we test our brain health? What happens to the brain during pregnancy? And how easily does the brain heal from alcohol? On today’s episode, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent, ...

Right-brain vs. left-brain thinking is often discussed in psychology. Everybody uses both thinking types to some degree, but nearly everyone tends to have one or the other as a primary thinking style.

It's not brain surgery! Well, actually, it is! Neurosurgeon Brian Kopell answers the internet's burning questions about brain surgery. What's harder, rocket science or brain surgery? Do you have to be ...

Researchers identify the fusiform imagery node as the brain's "imagination hub," explaining why strokes can cause the loss of visual mental imagery.

A recent brain imaging study reveals that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder consists of at least two distinct physical subtypes. This discovery suggests that patients may eventually benefit ...

A clinical neuropsychologist, Naismith directs the Healthy Brain Ageing Program at the Brain and Mind Centre, where she leads ...