By tracking brain activity as people listened to a spoken story, researchers found that the brain builds meaning step by step ...

Artificial intelligence was built to process data, not to think like us. Yet a growing body of research is finding that the ...

Scientists are developing a "sponge" that can soak up pain signals in the body before they reach the brain, potentially ...

A new study found that fixing energy balance in the brain reversed symptoms of advanced Alzheimer’s in mice.  Researchers used a drug (P7C3-A20) to ...

"Understanding how spaceflight impacts the human brain is crucial as space exploration and tourism expand," a ...

In A Nutshell Alpha brain waves cycling at 8-13 times per second determine how wide your “temporal binding window,” or the ...

Adults over the age of 65 are at increased risk of cognitive decline and developing types of neurodegenerative conditions, ...

Stressful study sessions help us pass exams, but curiosity promotes long-term understanding and information retention. In A ...

Over the past few years, studies have suggested that plastic particles from bottles, food packaging and waste have been ...

Researchers at Northwestern University have discovered that the gut microbiome of larger-brained primates, such as humans, ...

A landmark international study that pooled brain scans and memory tests from thousands of adults has shed new light on how ...

Space shifts the position of the brain in the skull, causing orientation problems that could complicate plans to live on the ...