Learning never stops, but critical thinking determines how deeply we can understand. Brain development influences that ...

The human brain is very good at solving complicated problems. One reason for that is that humans can break problems apart ...

David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel discovered how the cerebral cortex processes visual information. Their research won them the ...

Real and imagined images are processed using the same systems in the brain, yet most people can distinguish between the two.

Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are stable, ring-shaped molecules that play crucial roles in brain development, cognition, and long-term cellular regulation.

Deep within the brain, the ventral tegmental area does more than signal when we re rewarded it forecasts exactly when we ll be rewarded. This discovery came from an elegant collaboration between ...

Deep within our nerve cells, a molecule is at work that has no beginning and no end. Instead of a straight chain, as is ...

It’s also a scientifically proven balm for your brain. (9 simple ways to boost your mental health, according to science.) But why does birdsong feel special? As social creatures, “we are ...

Despite the challenge, seeking a better understanding of human nervous system function and the natural world beyond is key to ...

Two brain regions seem to work together to determine whether we are seeing something real, or merely a product of our ...

A new study published in Nature Neuroscience sheds light on the structural foundations of the brain’s default mode network, a ...

A new study finds that microplastics and nanoplastics accumulate at higher levels in the brain than in the liver and kidney. A colorized computed tomography (CT) scan of the brain revealing blood ...