In a study published in Science today, Mingsha Zhang, a neuroscientist at Beijing Normal University, focused on the thalamus.

The researchers then compared the memory test scores to the sizes of different brain areas, to see if smaller brain parts were linked to worse memory. They found that smaller sizes in certain ...

Often compared to a computer, the body's most complex organ operates using a code of electrical and chemical signals. These signals transmit through wires, nodes and networks to process and store ...