Molecules that are important in brain development may help treat or prevent brain injuries and disorders.

From the first large studies monitoring the mental functioning of the same group of healthy humans over many years, scientists have uncovered unexpected results.

One of the most common and least understood neurobiological disorders, Tourette syndrome is an inherited disorder that affects about 200,000 Americans. Males are affected three to four times as often as females.

PET is one of the most important techniques for measuring blood flow or energy consumption in the brain. This method of measuring brain function is based on the detection of radioactivity emitted when positrons, positively charged particles, undergo radioactive decay in the brain.

Our best insights into how the normal brain ages come from long-term studies of the nervous system that began decades ago.

The messages sent from one brain cell to another are the basis of brain function. Brain cells communicate through both electrical and chemical means.

Medical science offers us a number of different ways to dull or treat pain.

Schizophrenia is a chronic disorder characterized by psychosis (e.g., hallucinations and delusions), flattened emotions, and impaired cognitive function.

Considered the most common mental illnesses, anxiety disorders affect an estimated 18 percent of the adult population in a given year, or 40 million Americans.

To be able to see anything, eyes first need to process light. Vision begins with light passing through the cornea.