The axon initial segment (AIS) is where nerve signals begin, and its adaptability is key to brain function. Scientists have ...

Embracing these simple strategies to prioritise our brain health and wellbeing is essential for a happier and more fulfilling ...

Embracing these simple strategies to prioritise our brain health and wellbeing is essential for a happier and more fulfilling ...

“While ‘bird brain’ is often used as an insult, the brains of birds are so large that they are practically a braincase with a ...

This dependency on digital devices has sparked necessary concern lately, about its impact on our mental, emotional, and even ...

Researchers have developed a method to study bird brains by creating digital endocasts from empty cranial spaces in bird ...

Scientists use digital skull scans to reveal bird brain structures, intelligence, and evolution without actual brains.

The menstrual cycle significantly impacts brain function beyond reproduction. Hormonal shifts influence memory, emotions, and ...

Scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have identified a key gene that could lead to next-generation treatments for medulloblastoma, the most common malignant brain tumor in children.

It's difficult to know what birds 'think' when they fly, but scientists in are getting some remarkable new insights by looking inside birds' heads. Evolutionary biologists and neuroscience researchers ...

A masked lapwing (Vanellus miles) and its reflection in water. Courtesy Michael Jury of Mykelphotography.It's difficult to ...

Preserving levels of brain glucose metabolism can both slow cognitive decline and reduces the risk of conversion to dementia.