One of the odd habits of truly gifted people that normal thinkers don't do is taking cold showers, no matter the occasion.
The vagus nerve does it all—tells your lungs to breathe, controls your heart rate, and even forms the foundation for a whole ...
What makes the human brain unique? A Yale study unlocks new insights into genetic changes that shaped our evolution.
The cerebral cortex is the largest part of a mammal's brain, and by some measures, the most important. In humans in particular, it's where most things happen—like perception, thinking, memory storage ...
New research shows that a network of subcellular structures similar to those responsible for propagating molecular signals that make muscles contract are also responsible for transmitting signals in ...
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While a daily multivitamin is generally considered safe, it's possible to overdo it with certain vitamins. "You do also have ...
This influx of calcium at the contact site attracts and activates a kinase called CaMKII, a protein known to be important in ...
According to the National Insitute of Mental Health, an estimated one in five U.S. adults live with a mental illness, ...
Neuroscientist-turned-entrepreneur EmilÄ— RadytÄ— is using brain stimulation to explore how things like premenstrual syndrome ...
About three in 100 people will have a brain aneurysm, varying in size from less than 5mm to more than 25mm in diameter. The ...
Scientists have uncovered a crucial pathway that links brain cell activity to the activation of genes responsible for ...