Some researchers believe DMT, a powerful psychedelic that may naturally occur in the brain, could be your soul’s “ferryman.” ...

130-ca. 210 CE), a Greek doctor and philosopher. This little gland, located deep in the center of the brain, gets its name from the French pinéal, or “like a pine cone,” itself derived from ...

The pituitary gland is a small, pea-sized endocrine gland located at the base of the brain. The hormones it secretes are involved in almost all major body functions, such as growth, reproduction ...

The findings may have implications for radiotherapy, a cancer treatment that can cause damage to salivary glands and leave lasting complications. Doctors don’t regularly come across undiscovered bits ...

The pituitary gland is a pea-sized gland at the base of your brain. It makes several different hormones, including one called prolactin. Prolactin affects the mammary glands and helps women make ...

The CNS is the brain and spinal cord. It coordinates the responses. Messages are then sent back along different neurones to muscles which contract or relax, and glands which secrete hormones.