The part of bats' brains that controls vocalizations has similarities to the part of the human brain that controls speech, researchers find.

"The human brain is like a black box. We have developed one more way to look inside and understand how these systems work..."

A study of people in 15 countries reveals that while everyone favors rhythms with simple integer ratios, biases can vary quite a bit across societies.

Study finds language-processing difficulties are an indicator — more so than memory loss — of amnestic mild cognitive impairment.

Two new high-profile studies add to the increasingly worrisome picture of how even mild cases of COVID-19 can have detrimental effects on brain health.

The people manning the guns are also at risk of injury from the force of the weapon.

We envisage a future in which sleep is a routine target for reducing or preventing symptoms of mental illness, both in psychiatric settings and people’s homes

Living in violent neighborhoods can change children's brain development, but parents can shield them from the detrimental effects.

To find out how sex relates to lasting love, scientists studied prairie voles, one of the few mammals that form long, monogamous relationships.