A high-fat diet may do more than pack on pounds — it could disrupt aspects of gut–brain communication, potentially contributing to issues such as overeating and mood or cognitive changes, according to ...

Multidisciplinary research on the interactions between the brain and other body systems not only advances our knowledge of how the human body works but also offers critical insights into our ...

Every time we show facial gestures, it feels effortless, but the brain is quietly coordinating an intricate performance.

The human brain contains nearly 86 billion neurons, constantly exchanging messages like an immense social media network, but neurons do not work alone – glial cells, neurotransmitters, receptors, and ...

New research reveals how a class of neurons that help coordinate communication in the brain link up with their target cells, ...

A pair of identical twins. The one on the right has OCD, while the one on the left does not. Brain Imaging Research Division, Wayne State University School of Medicine, CC BY-SA As a psychiatrist, I ...

Neuroscientists are finding that when two people interact, their brains do not work in isolation. Instead, patterns of activity in one brain begin to mirror patterns in another, hinting that human ...

As we enter 2026, there are two distinct technologies used by clinicians to interact with the brain: Brain-Computer ...

Restoring some language for aphasia sufferers, like Bruce Willis and a million other Americans, could involve AI. Brain activity like this, measured in an fMRI machine, can be used to train a brain ...

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains a major source of disability and mortality while outcomes remain highly variable due to the complexities and multisystem nature of TBI and the fact that there is ...

New research links inflammation to mental health symptoms. Personalized care using brain and immune data could improve ...