Even though the human visual system has sophisticated machinery for processing color, the brain has no problem recognizing objects in black-and-white images. A new study from MIT offers a possible ...

The amount of microplastics in the human brain appears to be increasing over time: Concentrations rose by roughly 50 percent ...

Evidence for this function first came from studies of the organ's anatomy and its ... a 90-pound coelacanth, the brain weighs less than a tenth of an ounce. (Adult human brains typically weigh ...

Color is fundamental to your perception of the world around you. Your brain processes and interprets the visual signals from your eyes, allowing you to distinguish colors and assign meaning to them.

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 ...