The human brain's soft folds and ridges, arising in early development and continuing through the first 18 months of life, are ...

The human brain contains billions of connected neurons that collectively support different mental functions, including the ...

Time in space affects the body, but research has found that it can also quite literally affect the mind, prompting questions ...

Scientists found our brain may organize behavior by activity patterns rather than fixed regions, reshaping how brain control ...

Lifelong plasticity is a core principle of neuroscience, yet it operates within real limits shaped by effort, stress and ...

Stressful study sessions help us pass exams, but curiosity promotes long-term understanding and information retention. In A ...

New research challenges the century-old practice of mapping the brain based on how tissue looks under a microscope. By analyzing electrical signals from thousands of neurons in mice, scientists ...

Every day, people are constantly learning and forming new memories. When you pick up a new hobby, try a recipe a friend recommended or read the latest world news, your brain stores many of these ...

Scientists have discovered that the adolescent brain does more than prune old connections. During the teen years, it actively ...

A new study into how different parts of memory work in the brain has shown that the same brain areas are involved in retrieving different types of information, the findings could redefine how memory ...

New research suggests intelligence arises not from a single brain region, but from how networks across the brain work together as an integrated system. Neuroscientists often describe the brain as a ...