The first prospective study with statistically verifiable numbers for MRI safety has now been presented by a research team led by Nikolaus Weiskopf in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine. [more]

For people in their 20s and 30s, having blood pressure above normal but below the level considered to be high blood pressure, may be linked to loss of brain volume. [more]

At a mere five months of age, babies seemingly have the ability to recognize very complex grammatical structures. [more]

It is one of the most fundamental questions in neuroscience: How do humans think? Until recently, we seemed far from a conclusive answer. However, scientists paint a new, comprehensive picture in the current issue of the journal Science: Humans think using their brain’s navigation system. [more]

A European–American team of scientists has now been able to demonstrate, with electrophysiological evidence, the existence of grid-like activity in the human brain. [more]

Infants’ attention to fearful faces predicts later altruism [more]