The human brain, as the seat of mental life—from the ... and the hippocampus. Toward the bottom of the brain are more primitive structures, including the cerebellum and brain stem.

Historically, scientists studied brain organization properties by examining tissue samples from post-mortem or by using ...

An elephant's brain is four times heavier than a human's. But as a percentage of its body mass it ranks at the bottom. The data used in the video is from UCLA Statistics and the images are from ...

The temporal lobe—a key area of our brain responsible for our memory and communication—could also reveal hidden clues about ...

Neuroscience examines the structure and function of the human brain and nervous system. Neuroscientists use cellular and molecular biology, anatomy and physiology, human behavior and cognition ...