Pregnancy is a time of profound transformation for a woman’s body, and recent advances in neuroscience have revealed just how remarkable these changes are, particularly in the brain. The concept of ...

For over a century, neuroscientists and psychologists have been trying to understand the neurophysiological mechanisms underpinning the human brain's development from birth to late adulthood. While ...

The simple act of walking backwards, though rarely practiced in daily life, might offer unexpectedly powerful benefits for brain health. This unconventional movement pattern challenges the brain in ...

What if we could peer into the brain and watch how it organizes information as we act, perceive, or make decisions? A new study has introduced a method that does exactly this—not just by looking at ...

A recent study mapped the maternal brain from preconception through the crucial two years postpartum, illuminating how the brain reshapes itself during this pivotal life stage. “Mom brain,” that foggy ...

"Mom brain" and "pregnancy brain" are colloquial terms used to describe observable cognitive changes like forgetfulness and mental fog that are often reported during pregnancy and postpartum periods.

New research offers a rare glimpse into how popular weight-loss medications affect electrical activity deep within the human brain. A case study involving a patient with obesity and binge-eating ...

We have long believed that brain growth stops once we pass the age of 20, after which the brain only ages and degenerates.

In 2009, I stood in Utrecht presenting research on the bilingual brain at the International Symposium on Bilingualism. This was my great-grandfather Wilhelm's city, the place he'd left more than a ...