Structural changes in the brain’s outer layer can be detected years before amyloid-beta proteins reach high levels on brain ...

Childhood maltreatment can affect mental health years later. But the brain changes throughout life, so it is hard to know whether early adversity is linked with one clear pattern in brain structure.

Long-term exposure to air pollution may affect memory, concentration and brain health. Research links fine particulate matter ...

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 ...

Why do some people with depression respond to medication while others don't? A small study points to the brain's outer layer, ...

(Peter Dazeley/The Image Bank/Getty Images) As time ticks on in our lives, various inevitable trends are noticeable, including our bones getting weaker and our brains getting slower. But could one ...

A comprehensive analysis of nearly 1,000 individuals reveals that while brain structure, function, and behavior can all predict a person's biological sex, an individual's degree of sex typicality in ...

Dyslexia is a common learning difficulty in which genes often play a role. How do genes associated with dyslexia relate to brain structure in the general population? In a large-scale study, a team of ...

When we juggle tasks, the brain may not be overloaded or distracted. New research indicates information from one task leaks ...

Stanford researchers found that two cerebellar folds, Crus I and Crus II, are thinner in autistic children and that their ...

The human brain is a marvel of complexity. It contains specialised and interconnected structures controlling our thoughts, personality and behaviour. The size and shape of our brains also play a ...