The way the brain develops can shape us throughout our lives, so neuroscientists are intensely curious about how it happens.

The next time you reach for a memory or make a quick choice, a storm of tiny signals races through your brain. Scientists can ...

A new computational model of the brain based closely on its biology and physiology not only learned a simple visual category ...

Studies of brain injuries and electrical stimulation seemed to bear this out. Damaging the Broca’s area, for instance, interfered with speech, and stimulating specific tissues could lead to specific ...

Your ability to notice what matters visually comes from an ancient brain system over 500 million years old.

Consciousness is famously a "hard problem" of science: We don't precisely know how the physical matter in our brains ...

Molly Crockett will receive the 2026 Troland award for early-career researchers in experimental psychology, Sebastian Seung ...

Ordinary and universal, the act of writing changes the brain. From dashing off a heated text message to composing an op-ed, ...

In fact, a growing body of research suggests that hobbies can support mental health by reducing stress, improving mood and ...

Information pervades the universe, yet means nothing. Meaning emerged when matter organized into systems that could ...