The complex human brain controls who we are: how we think, feel, and act. It gives meaning to our world and our place in it. The brain also controls all major body functions. The brain is housed in ...

Just like our fingerprints, our brains are unique, according to researchers. A combination of genetic factors and our experiences shape the anatomy of our brains, a team of neuropsychologists at the ...

BraDiPho was presented in a paper published in Nature Communications, with Laura Vavassori as first author. She is a doctoral student at the Center for Brain/Mind Sciences (Cimec) of the University of ...

Inter-individual differences in a local measure of brain structure — for example, cortical thickness — often co-vary with inter-individual differences in the structure of other brain regions.

The cerebellum, located in the lower back part of the brain, plays a vital role in most physical movements, including eye movements. Problems with the cerebellum can lead to coordination difficulties, ...