The complex human brain controls who we are: how we think, feel, and act. It gives meaning to our world and our place in it. The brain also controls all major body functions. The brain is housed in ...

BraDiPho was presented in a paper published in Nature Communications, with Laura Vavassori as first author. She is a doctoral student at the Center for Brain/Mind Sciences (Cimec) of the University of ...

Just like our fingerprints, our brains are unique, according to researchers. A combination of genetic factors and our experiences shape the anatomy of our brains, a team of neuropsychologists at the ...

From the complexity of neural networks to basic biological functions and structures, the human brain only reluctantly reveals its secrets. Advances in neuro-imaging and molecular biology have only ...

Inter-individual differences in a local measure of brain structure — for example, cortical thickness — often co-vary with inter-individual differences in the structure of other brain regions.

The cerebellum, located in the lower back part of the brain, plays a vital role in most physical movements, including eye movements. Problems with the cerebellum can lead to coordination difficulties, ...

The Interactive Brain from the Traumatic Brain Injury: The Journey Home guides you through the anatomy of the brain, how it works, and what different parts of the brain do.