At birth, infant visual cortex connectivity resembles that of blind adults, while lifetime visual experience enhances long-range functional connectivity between visual cortices, sensorimotor systems, ...

Rather than a single hyperactive area causing emotional instability, recent research points to network-wide communication. Scientists found that neuroticism involves tight connections between the ...

Stress hormone cortisol may disrupt grid cells in the brain, impairing spatial navigation and affecting the neural system that guides orientation.

The stress hormone cortisol disrupts the brain's navigational system. It impairs the function of the grid cells that play a ...

The stress hormone cortisol disrupts the brain's grid cells, blurring the internal GPS system and impairing navigation.

Researchers identify a conserved brainstem and spinal cord pathway (C3-C4) that controls voluntary hand movements in both mice and humans.

Researchers have identified a network of connections between the brainstem and spinal cord that enables people to grasp, hold ...

Drug addiction carries an extremely high risk of relapse, as cravings can be reignited by minor stimuli even long after one has stopped using.

A study published in Nature Communications in January 2026 found that general intelligence does not reside in any single ...