A new study identified the tiny pollutants in the olfactory bulbs of eight cadavers, suggesting microplastics can travel ...

Many might remember last year's research from URI showing that microplastics breached the blood barrier to the brain of lab ...

The threads and microplastic pieces were discovered in the olfactory bulb, the part of the nose responsible for detecting odors that sits at the base of the brain. “Once present in this ...

As hormones surge, some brain areas shrink in what scientists say may be a fine-tuning that helps mothers bond with and care for their babies. By Pam Belluck Pam Belluck covers brain health ...

While sparse data makes accurate measurement difficult, most would agree violence and lawlessness are increasing in many parts of PNG. The broader context for this violence includes: rural decay ...

Researchers have created one of the first comprehensive maps of how the brain changes throughout pregnancy, substantially improving upon understanding of an understudied field. Certain brain ...

Although it’s not entirely clear what causes obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), neuroimaging studies suggest that people with the condition have distinct differences in their brain structure ...

Scientists believe your primary visual cortex, located in the back of your brain, is involved in internal visualization. This is the same part of the brain that processes visual information from ...

Even when you aren’t doing anything, your brain is relentlessly active—daydreaming, ruminating, contemplating the past or future. How this mind wandering functions can significantly shape a ...

Sep. 10, 2024 — Researchers have published a novel study exploring the effects of delayed feedback on learning in individuals with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain ... Flexible Tentacle ...

Now, more comprehensive imaging of the brain may shed light on why we use the same word for such a diverse collection of human experiences. We use the word 'love' in a bewildering range of ...

The brain has become “one of the most plastic-polluted tissues yet sampled," said the study's lead author, Matthew Campen. "There’s much more plastic in our brains than I ever would have ...