The cerebrum, especially the cerebral cortex, has long been thought to be the important part of our brain. However, the ...

Researchers at Leipzig University's Carl Ludwig Institute have discovered that in the cerebral cortex, synaptic signal ...

Using rare brain recordings from patients, scientists found that the thalamus helps trigger visual awareness. The study ...

Scientists at the University of Amsterdam discovered that our brains automatically understand how we can move through ...

Scientists have found evidence of new brain cells sprouting in adults - a process that many thought only occurred in children ...

New research shows that the human brain automatically recognizes what actions an environment affords—like walking, climbing, or swimming—even without conscious thought.

Brain scans show humans instantly detect possible actions like walking or swimming from images. Visual areas encode this ...

New research into the way the brain learns could help us better understand how our brains pick up new information and process ...

Recent discoveries using lab-grown brain organoids, or "mini-brains," suggest that testosterone increases brain size while ...

A new study reveals how the brain responds to mental exhaustion, identifying two key regions—the right insula and the ...

In a recent study published in Communications Psychology, researchers from NYU led by Associate Professor of Biomedical ...

How does your brain instantly know how to move through new places? A new study helps explain the science behind your internal ...