"This fundamentally changes how we think about the evolution of complex nervous systems," said biologist Jack Ullrich-Lüter.

A new study has discovered a direct link between the number of milliseconds it takes a child’s brain to process the form of a ...

Immunologist Zachary Rubin explains how, according to a recent study, living through a pandemic might accelerate brain aging.

The brain does not need its sophisticated cortex to interpret the visual world. A new study published in PLOS Biology ...

Neuroscientist Matthew Sacchet is revealing how mastering meditation can not only enable transcendental states of bliss, but ...

USC researchers built artificial neurons that replicate real brain processes using ion-based diffusive memristors. These ...

A sudden flash of insight is a product of your brain. Neuroscientists track the neural activity underlying an “aha” and how ...

Researchers at MIT’s Picower Institute found that rotating waves of brain activity help restore focus after distractions. In ...

According to neuroscientist Ben Rein’s new book, Why Brains Need Friends, it comes down to our brains. As he explains in the ...

Think you see the world as it is? Think again. The brain’s shortcuts make us efficient—but also deeply biased.

As sure as the brain is prone to distraction, it can also return its focus to the task at hand. A new study in animals by ...