About Neuroscience
- Scientists have only begun to understand the wonders of the nervous system, using increasingly sophisticated tools and techniques.
Brain Basics
- Learn the basics of how the brain’s 100 billion nerve cells are born, grow, connect, and function.
Sensing, Thinking & Behaving
- How do cell circuits enable us to read and speak? How and why do we form relationships? How do we think, remember, or despair?
Diseases & Disorders
- Discover causes of disorders of the brain and body, as well as the science enabling prevention or treatment.
Across the Lifespan
- From birth through old age, brain cells and the connections between them change in response to the environment.
In Society
- The study of the brain and nervous system applies to countless facets of daily life, from decisions about money and education, to the way we view ourselves and others.
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Brain scan highlighting changes in the brain related to cocain use.

Image of the Week: The Cocaine Brain

Source: Society for Neuroscience

Experiments with mice show how much cocaine exposure physically changes the brain.

The Moral Brain

Source: Society for Neuroscience

Scientists don’t claim to know how people determine right from wrong. However, they can study how the brain responds when an individual judges another’s actions.

Our First Anniversary

Source: Society for Neuroscience

BrainFacts.org launched one year ago to give people accurate information about the brain. Check out our most popular articles from the first 12 months.

Disease-Causing Proteins

Source: Society for Neuroscience

Understanding the cause of “mad cow” disease and related conditions resulted in a fundamental shift in what scientists understood about proteins in brain disease.

Is photographic memory real? If so, how does it work?

Source: Society for Neuroscience

People with "photographic memory" are thought to be able to take and recall mental snapshots without error. But there is no evidence this type of memory exists.

Image of the Week: Eye of the Tiger (Salamander)

Source: Society for Neuroscience

Vision requires teamwork. Nerve cells in the retina communicate with one another to create optimal messages to send to the brain.

Kids 4 Research: Teens

Source: Kids 4 Research

Animals in research are good for humans and the animals, too. Learn about the many benefits to this approach: teens edition.

New Educator Resources Added

Source: Society for Neuroscience

Great news! We just added 25 new free educator resources to the site. Check them out and view the complete library.

Michelle Freund, NIMH Project Officer, on the significance of CLARITY

Source: National Institute of Mental Health

Project officer Michelle Freund, Ph.D., of the NIMH Division of Neuroscience and Basic Behavioral Science, explains the significance of CLARITY, a breakthrough method for analyzing the brain.

Sheep Brain Dissections

Source: University of New England Center for Excellence in the Neurosciences

Sheep brains are often available in local grocery stores and can be used as effective teaching tools. Use this sheep brain dissection guide to teach students about brain anatomy.

Auditory Neuroscience: Making Sense of Sound

Source: Auditory Neuroscience

Life is full of sounds. Learn how your brain makes sense of them all.

Kids 4 Research: Teachers

Source: Kids 4 Research

Animals in research are good for humans and the animals, too. Learn about the many benefits to this approach: teachers edition.

Kids 4 Research: Kids

Source: Kids 4 Research

Animals in research are good for humans and the animals, too. Learn about the many benefits to this approach: kids edition.

Alzheimer's Disease: Just for Kids and Teens

Source: Alzheimer's Association

Help teens learn about how they can provide care and support to people with Alzheimer's disease.

The Forgetting: Lesson Plans for Educators

Source: PBS

Almost everyone knows someone affected by Alzheimer's disease. The Forgetting is a documentary that includes lesson plans to help teach about the disease.