The brain is one of the body’s most energy-demanding organs, accounting for 2 percent of the body’s weight but consuming 20 ...

Speaking requires a precise sequence of muscle movements, long thought to be coordinated by Broca’s area in the brain.

The brain is one of the body’s most energy-demanding organs, accounting for 2 percent of the body’s weight but consuming 20 percent of its total energy. To stay within budget, the brain must be highly ...

Speaking is one of the most complicated things a human can do. Before you even say a word, your brain has to translate what you want to say into a perfectly sequenced set of instructions to the dozens ...

New University of Virginia School of Medicine research suggests an unexpected way doctors may be able to improve blood flow to the brain to battle ...

New York City-based Mount Sinai established the Steven S. Elbaum Family Center for Caregiving, a support center dedicated to the psychological needs of caregivers. The center, made possible by a gift ...

DALLAS The American Heart Association, the world's leading nonprofit organization focused on heart and brain health for all, announces the appointment of two leading health and science leaders, ...

All day long, our brains carry out complicated and energy-intensive tasks such as remembering, solving problems, and making decisions.

A new study in mice describes how the brain rapidly and efficiently increases blood flow to active areas where oxygen and nutrients are ...