The brain adapts to change by altering the connections between neurons.

More than one in seventy children are believed to be affected by autism, a condition that can cause cognitive and behavioral challenges.

Can imaging tell us if scary labels on cigarette packages prompt smokers to quit? Researchers look for signs that might track how persuasive psychological and social interventions will be.

Studying brain evolution sheds light on the unique features of the human brain.

One minor chemical change can turn the sweet smell of a rose sour.

Synapses in the hippocampus may hold a key to the processes behind Alzheimer’s disease.

The ability to walk, as well as other motor functions, can be damaged by neurological conditions such as stroke, Parkinson’s disease, or a traumatic brain injury. Now, new insights into how the brain learns to walk may hold a key to recovering lost abilities after injury. Hear more about motor learning rehabilitation in this BrainFacts.org podcast.

Researchers are teasing out brain areas and networks that respond to threats, real and imagined.

Research into how myelin insulates nerves is shedding light on diseases like multiple sclerosis.

Studying the structure of neurons in the eye may help scientists prevent blindness due to glaucoma.