Exposure to a diet heavy in fats and sugars during early development primes the brain to overreact to unhealthy foods in ...

Examining brain plasticity and its implications for development, aging, and brain injury recovery.

The research on learning and memory shows that learning is possible and memory can be enhanced across the lifespan, unless the brain is compromised by disease or injury, and even then there is more ...

Human-accelerated regions (HARs) are sections of the human genome that have accumulated an unusually high level of mutations as humans split away from chimpanzees. Given their rapid evolution, some ...