The human brain is a marvel of complexity. It contains specialised and interconnected structures controlling our thoughts, personality and behaviour. The size and shape of our brains also play a ...

A landmark international study that pooled brain scans and memory tests from thousands of adults has shed new light on how structural brain changes are tied to memory decline as people age. The ...

Cannabis can be legally prescribed in Britain for some medical conditions and is often viewed as low-risk or harmless by ...

Neuroscientists have observed for the first time how structures deep in the brain are activated when the brain becomes aware of its own thoughts, known as conscious perception. The brain is constantly ...

Psychotherapy caused measurable changes in the brains of people with severe depression, MRI scans revealed. Specifically, most patients experienced growth in brain regions responsible for processing ...