"If the human brain were so simple that we could understand it, we would be so simple that we couldn't." — Emerson M. Pugh. In a previous piece, I argued that introspection may ...

“Complex processes are going on in the brain when we sleep,” says Dr Karolina Armonaitė, a neuroscientist from Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania. According to her, a more precise ...

How the human brain organizes its visual memories through precise neural timing has been discovered. Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC; CA, USA) have made a significant ...

How does a single cell reliably build one of the most complex structures known in nature? New research suggests the answer ...

Neuroscientists are tracking the brain activity that underlies a cognitive breakthrough and unraveling how it might boost memory Nora Bradford, Quanta Magazine Some solutions are reached incrementally ...

Orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) in green. Source: Paul Wicks/Wickemedia Commons In a groundbreaking discovery, neurocientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have captured brain images of active ...

A new bioluminescent tool allows neurons to glow on their own, letting scientists track brain activity without harmful lasers or fading signals. The advance makes it possible to watch individual brain ...

Much has been made of the power of habit. We’re encouraged to make healthy choices our default and to understand the way that the brain sets certain tasks, such as our morning commute, on autopilot to ...

How do you intuitively know that you can walk on a footpath and swim in a lake? Researchers from the University of Amsterdam have discovered unique brain activations that reflect how we can move our ...

Walking is often seen as a simple exercise, but it's one of the most powerful things you can do for your brain. Even a short daily walk can improve memory, focus, and overall mental health.