Much faster than a traditional MRI, MEG can be used to provide even more information about brain activity.

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

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.

Scientist targeted by animal rights activists asks about the ethics of inaction.

Although most of us don’t think of it in this way, the related senses of taste and smell help us interpret the chemical world.

Neuroscientists believe that the brain can remain relatively healthy and full-functioning as it ages.

Neuroethics will draw from the experience of bioethics in handling scientific communication with the media and responsible transfer of knowledge from basic science to profit-driven venture.

From remembering a friend's face to figuring out where you left your keys, the act of memory has many dimensions.

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.