The simple act of sitting quietly and focusing on your breath may change your brain — and improve your mental health.

Neurons get a lot of glory for generating the brain’s electrical signals, but a network is only as powerful as the nodes that connect its wires.

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders are more common than you might think, and can cause severe problems for those affected.

What does the nervous system do and how does it work?

Arts and crafts and brains…oh my!

Almost all children reverse letters when they’re first learning to read and write. Children with dyslexia might not outgrow this behavior as quickly as their peers, but reading and writing backwards is not the basis of dyslexia.

When the difference between success and failure is a matter of inches, these cells get the call.

Try to gain as many hours of sleep as you can as you navigate this board game with lots of distractions along the way.

Rods and cells work in tandem during the day, but at night, this cell shines.

Get ready to go back to school with neuroscience resources for both teachers and students.