Humans possess a remarkable balance between stability and flexibility, enabling them to quickly establish new plans and ...

Even consciousness could reveal its secrets someday with this realistic simulation, researchers hope. It will not only ...

When we watch someone move, get injured, or express emotion, our brain doesn’t just see it—it partially feels it. Researchers ...

MIT researchers tested the “Spatial Computing” theory and found that brain waves organize neurons into flexible, ...

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

Researchers have shown that the brain’s primary auditory cortex is more responsive to human vocalizations associated with positive emotions and coming from our left side than to any other kind of ...

Attention disorders such as ADHD arise when the brain struggles to separate important signals from irrelevant noise. At any ...

Scientists found evidence of two interleaved systems, which may help explain the connection between what's going on in our bodies and what's going on in brain areas involved in thoughts and emotions.

Many horse owners think the existence of the prefrontal cortex is a major controversy in equine science. It’s not. It’s just an area that’s riddled with misinformation. Curiously, most people—horsey ...

Mental illness is often described in abstract terms, but is rooted in the brain. A study reveals that genes influencing ...

BBC health and science correspondent James Gallagher finds out if it is scientifically possible to ever cure Alzheimer's ...