Our thoughts are specified by our knowledge and plans, yet our cognition can also be fast and flexible in handling new ...

Many of us with throw modesty out the window when it comes to Christmas lunch. But what do these blow-out festive meals do to ...

A team of UChicago psychology researchers used fMRI scans to learn why certain moments carry such lasting power ...

Memories and learning processes are based on changes in the brain's neuronal connections, and as a result, in signal ...

Your nose’s superpower is thanks to a “superhighway” that leads directly into your brain. The olfactory system runs straight to the hippocampus, or your memory hub, whereas other sensory systems have ...

Unfinished tasks occupy your brain differently than completed ones. Discover why "done" matters more than "perfect"—and how ...

Scientists can finally hear the brain’s quietest messages—unlocking the hidden code behind how neurons think, decide, and ...

Scientists say their new insights into how a key brain protein works could help resolve a long-standing question in molecular neuroscience. Researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health a ...

Memories and learning processes are based on changes in the brain's neuronal connections and, as a result, in signal transmission between neurons.

Our thoughts are specified by our knowledge and plans, yet our cognition can also be fast and flexible in handling new information.

The magnetic compass is the last unknown sense in migrating animals. For some scientists, the monarch butterfly is leading ...

The claim that the brain, and particularly the frontal lobe, finishes developing at 25 is far less solid than social media ...