When brain cells die in diseases like ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) and frontotemporal dementia, they often activate a ...

Facial expression control starts in a very old part of the nervous system. In the brain stem sits the facial nucleus, which ...

When a baby smiles at you, it's almost impossible not to smile back. This spontaneous reaction to a facial expression is part ...

Facial expressions are central to social life, yet scientists still don’t fully understand how the brain produces them. To ...

Scientists have discovered that a part of the brain may be behind high blood pressure.The lateral parafacial region sits in the brainstem – the oldest ...

Faces are so important to social communication that we’ve evolved specialized brain cells just to recognize them, a new study ...

Every time we smile, grimace, or flash a quick look of surprise, it feels effortless, but the brain is quietly coordinating an intricate performance.

Discover why school buses are yellow, focusing on visibility, safety, and the science behind this iconic color choice.

An idling brain suddenly seems able to join the dots, says the Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff ...

Ractigen Therapeutics is pleased to announce that the first patient has been dosed in the Phase II clinical trial of RAG-17, an innovative siRNA therapy targeting SOD1-mutated amyotrophic lateral ...