University of Bristol provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. The Grinch is one of the holiday season’s most familiar icons. The grumpy, green, fur-covered misanthrope who ...

Is language core to thought, or a separate process? For 15 years, the neuroscientist Ev Fedorenko has gathered evidence of a language network in the human brain — and has found some similarities to ...

It used to be thought that sea urchins only had a primitive nervous system, but new research has found that they are far more complex than that. The entire body of a sea urchin is what researchers are ...

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The way the brain’s shape changes as it ages could help to paint the picture of its overall health and offer early warning signs for dementia—years before typical symptoms emerge. Brain scan analysis ...

The development of many psychiatric disorders, including depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, is known to be in great part influenced by genetics. Past research has identified various genes ...

Jeremy Herskowitz, Ph.D., Patsy W. and Charles A. Collat Professor of Neuroscience in the Department of Neurology, has been named the latest recipient of the school’s Featured Discovery award. This ...

Researchers now have a powerful new way to understand the types of brain cells that are affected in neurodegenerative diseases and to uncover connections between conditions such as Parkinson's, ...

Neuropsychology is a unique branch of psychology that combines the study of brain functions with behavior. The neuropsychologist plays a key role in this field, examining how brain structures and ...

“Grey’s Anatomy” star Kate Walsh is opening up about a health scare she faced years ago. During a recent appearance on “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” the 57-year-old actress recalled being diagnosed with ...