Sickle cell disease is often thought of solely as a blood disorder, but new research from the Wood Neuro Research Group provides measurable evidence that it can reshape how brain networks function.

Scientists discover that sickle cell disease forces the brain to recruit extra "attention backup" to maintain normal cognitive function.

Researchers discover that the prefrontal cortex models the behavior of social partners, allowing groups to self-correct and maintain collective survival during hardship.

Modern neuroscience understands the brain as a set of specialized systems. Aspects of brain function such as attention, perception, memory, language, and thought have been mapped onto distinct brain ...

A newly discovered mechanism that protects nerve cells could have important implications for understanding and treating mental illness.

An often-ignored type of cell in the brain plays a dynamic and surprisingly complex role in our ability to process information, according to new research. An often-ignored type of cell in the brain ...

Elizabeth Jonas first got interested in mitochondria by chance. In 1995, she was a postdoctoral researcher at Yale, working at the Marine Biological Lab in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, where she was ...

You can see it coming in right there, that little spot,” says neuroscientist and engineer Laura Lewis. A remarkably bright pulsing dot has appeared on the monitor in front of us. We are watching, in ...

What if one of the most powerful ways to support children’s mental health and self-esteem… was simply teaching them how their brains work? It may sound simple—and it can be life-changing. When ...

It’s not how long you sleep—but how well—that may determine your brain health, according to new scientific findings.

A specialized network responsible for washing away cellular waste in the brain might play a role in the development of ...

I know what to do, but I can’t get going. What is happening in my brain? A good cry and short break later, I have my answer: ...