Neuroscientists have been trying to understand how the human brain supports numerous advanced capabilities for centuries. The ...

For almost three decades, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has been one of the main tools in brain research. Yet a new study published in Nature Neuroscience fundamentally challenges the ...

Scientists have uncovered how the brain reroutes its communication pathways depending on whether it’s processing something new or recalling the familiar. By fine-tuning the balance between different ...

“Go outside” or “touch grass” are common rejoinders deployed in online arguments these days. And, at least for those of us whose brains have probably melted from spending too much time on an app where ...

Nearly all animals with complex nervous systems, including mammals, birds, fish, and reptiles, have brains, yet we're still very far from fully understanding what parts of the brain do what. That's ...

Reading a person’s mind using a recording of their brain activity sounds futuristic, but it’s now one step closer to reality. A new technique called ‘mind captioning’ generates descriptive sentences ...