That viral claim that your frontal lobe “isn’t fully developed until 25” turns out to be more myth than milestone. Early ...

In the early phases of depression and psychosis, patients often show altered inflammatory markers in the blood and structural ...

There are many ways to boost brain power, from exercising more often to learning new skills. But what about boosting the actual size of your brain? According to a new study, wearing the right kind of ...

According to experts, there are things you can do to support your brain health through menopause and as you age.

Contrary to popular belief, the "whole-brain" has four hemispheres; two (left-right) cerebral hemispheres and two (L-R) cerebellar hemispheres. Changes in the symmetry of gray matter volume and cortex ...

During pregnancy, the body goes through a remarkable transformation, so it should come as no surprise that the brain does too. However, the extent of these changes has not been well studied. Now, in ...

April 30, 2012 (Florence, Italy) — Extensive loss of gray matter during adolescence and abnormal development of white matter could contribute to the onset of schizophrenia, according to midpoint ...

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental health disorder associated with persistent, intrusive thoughts (i.e., obsessions), accompanied by repetitive behaviors (i.e., compulsions) aimed at ...

Alzheimer’s disease (Alzheimer’s) is conceptualized as a progressive consequence of two hallmark pathological changes in gray matter, in particular, extracellular amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary ...