For decades, scientists have mapped attention, memory, language, and reasoning to separate brain networks — yet one big mystery remained: why does the mind feel like a single, unified system?

Artificial intelligence (AI) has seen a huge surge within just a few years. Apps like Microsoft Copilot promise to help you brainstorm and plan; ChatGPT offers help with homework and professional work ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The smarter you are, the more your brain is in sync with its own secret rhythm, a new study has found. When your brain works ...

A mouse study highlights the role of acetylcholine in behavioral flexibility, offering new insight into the brain mechanisms involved in addiction and obsessive compulsive disorder.

A new study of neural oscillations during varying stages of consciousness shows that anesthesia doesn’t just knock us out—it ...

In A Nutshell Researchers in Japan built an AI system that constructs a personalized virtual brain from each individual’s ...

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Aron Barbey, the Andrew J. McKenna Family Professor of Psychology in Notre Dame’s Department of Psychology, is also the director of the Notre Dame Human Neuroimaging Center and the Decision ...

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 ...

Whether speaking or swinging a bat, precise and adaptable timing of movement is essential for everyday behavior. Although we do not have sensory organs like eyes or a nose to sense time, we can keep ...

Feeling sluggish? You're not alone. Many people feel sadder in the winter, according to a new study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal. The study suggests ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New ultrasound helmet precisely targets deep brain regions without surgery, opening doors for research and treatment of brain ...