Mice engaged in stimulating activities were less likely to seek out cocaine.

Ever wake at night and find your way through the house without stubbing your toe? There's a region of the brain that enables you to do that – and generally helps you navigate the world.

Our brains are wired to convert smells into spatial information, allowing us to navigate territory by following one's nose.

Higher consumption of the fats — commonly used in processed foods to improve taste, texture and durability — is linked to worsened memory function in middle-aged and younger men.

Deposits of beta-amyloid appear to lead to a vicious cycle in which sleep is further disturbed and memory impaired.

The brain has a major system that seems predisposed to get us ready to be social in our spare moments.

Op-ed: Psychiatrist explains how consumerist culture has warped Americans’ brains into reckless spending.

Parkinson’s disease profoundly affects learning and memory as it progresses, and there currently are no good treatments for these aspects of the disease.

Worrisome news for potential missions to Mars: Long-term galactic cosmic ray exposure can cause permanent dementia-like cognitive impairments.

Projects will speed development of new brain technologies, or ‘neurotechnologies.’

The Movement Disorder Center at UC San Diego is investigating ways of earlier diagnosis of Parkinson's and other progressive diseases.

A team of researchers provides new insight into what occurs in the brain during the learning process.