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The largest study yet into the effects of cannabis on the brains of 18- to 36-year-olds has found that the drug can reduce brain function during cognitive tests. The findings will help people to make ...

Your brain ventricles are four fluid-filled chambers that produce cerebrospinal fluid. This fluid helps nourish your brain and protect it from injury. It would be easy to argue that your brain is the ...

New research is shedding light on how environmental factors, particularly indoor temperature, can affect brain function in older individuals. A study has revealed that deviations from an optimal ...

Having a healthy diet, with foods like blueberries, avocado and nuts, is linked with better brain function, research finds. (Getty) Here’s some food for thought: How you eat is linked to better brain ...

The process of “epigenetic memory” in nerve cells plays a key role in learning ability, memory function, and healthy brain ...

You can see it coming in right there, that little spot,” says neuroscientist and engineer Laura Lewis. A remarkably bright pulsing dot has appeared on the monitor in front of us. We are watching, in ...