Remember when kids used to flip through encyclopedias to learn fun facts? Well, in today's digital age you don’t need a thick book to gain knowledge. Everything is accessible with a simple scroll.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The human brain is a marvel of nature, a labyrinth of neurons and synapses that dictates every aspect of our behavior, thoughts, ...

A new study study finds that brain swelling (ARIA-E) from Alzheimer's drugs identifies the regions where amyloid plaques are being cleared most effectively.

Popular culture abounds with “facts” about the brain, such as we only use 10 percent of it (false); it weighs three pounds (true); it consumes as much energy as a 20 Watt light bulb (true); it shrinks ...

The brain’s hemispheres are specialized for efficiency. Modern neuroscience shows lateralization enhances function without dividing the mind.

Our brains are pretty incredible—and there are lots of questions surrounding our brains: how do they work? What are the limits of what they can actually do? Is it true we only use less than 10% of our ...

The human brain works in interesting ways - you probably didn't know that your body is paralysed when you sleep or that we ...