Waiting between rewards may help the brain learn faster. New research shows timing, not repetition, drives stronger learning updates.

Today’s world struggles with attention, stress and a myriad of related issues. Every day, things like endless notifications, doom scrolling, the 24-hour news cycle and social media worm their way ...

How the brain tracks distance: MPFI scientists identified how hippocampal neurons encode distance traveled without relying on visual cues. A new neural code: Neuronal activity patterns act as a ...

Scientists are learning more about how our brains clean themselves and how that process could hold answers to dementia. Every day, the brain produces waste from its normal activity. To stay healthy, ...

Artificial intelligence may write award-winning essays and diagnose disease with remarkable accuracy, but biological brains still hold the upper hand in at least one crucial domain: flexibility.