How a brain's anatomical structure relates to its function is one of the most important questions in neuroscience. It explores how physical components, such as neurons and their connections, give rise ...

There’s no escaping it, but the full extent of its impact on human health isn’t entirely understood. College research project reveals disturbing findings about brain function: 'Major implications' ...

The human brain can concurrently support a wide range of advanced mental functions, including attention, memory and the ...

You can see it coming in right there, that little spot,” says neuroscientist and engineer Laura Lewis. A remarkably bright pulsing dot has appeared on the monitor in front of us. We are watching, in ...

What distinguishes the mammalian brain from that of other vertebrates is a region called the neocortex, which is the largest and evolutionarily newest part of the human brain. The researchers focused ...

What happens when you listen to speech at a different speed? Neuroscientists thought that your brain may turn up its ...

A new study published today in JAMA Network Open explores the effects of both recent and lifetime cannabis use on brain function during cognitive tasks. The study, the largest of its kind ever to be ...

Scientists at the California Institute of Technology have uncovered a surprising truth about the speed of human thought: our brains process ideas at a rate of just 10 bits per second. Compared to the ...