You see a guy at the grocery store—is he a college classmate or just a lookalike? One tiny spot in the brain holds the answer.

By early childhood, the sight regions of a blind person’s brain respond to sound, especially spoken language, new research shows.

Though we can easily tell colors apart side-by-side, we have trouble remembering specific shades because our brains tend to store color memories as one of just a few basic hues.

If you suffer brain damage that dramatically affects your ability to speak, your ability to write could be completely unaffected—or vice versa.

Bats are able to fly with such breathtaking precision because their wings send data about even minuscule changes in airflow to their brains.

When babies confront something surprising, they want to figure out what happened—and that curiosity helps them learn.

A new study finds that while homeownership can spark feelings of pride in people of any race, it tends to be more meaningful for minorities. Although...