A study by researchers at the CU Anschutz Marcus Institute for Brain Health suggests that veterans with concussions may ...

Expertise isn't easy to pass down. Take riding a bike: A seasoned cyclist might talk a beginner through the basics of how to sit and when to push off. But other skills, like how hard to pedal to keep ...

This story is part of a series exploring human anatomy and physiology complexities. Each story in this collection showcases discoveries reshaping our understanding of the body's inner workings, ...

Eye movements may reveal hidden knowledge we don’t realize we have, offering clues to how people learn skills and become experts.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Your eyes and brain aren’t just close together—they’re connected. Simply put, your retina and optic nerve are extensions of your ...

Eye-tracking tests can detect brain trauma deficits in patients more than a decade after their last concussion.

As an extension of the central nervous system, the eyes share an anatomical connection with the brain that is key to an animal’s ability to see. Besides the visual connection, both the brain and the ...

The eyes have been called the window to the brain. It turns out they also serve as an immunological barrier that protects the organ from pathogens and even tumors, researchers have found. In a new ...

According to the data considered by its authors—a team from the University of Sussex (UK) and Lund University ...

518-million-year-old fossil reveals vertebrates once had four eyes and extra organs that later shaped evolution.