Cells called astrocytes are about as abundant in the brain as neurons and new research shows how they are involved in ...

However, some people have specific cases of exceptional memory, like having an uncanny head for numbers, or an obsessive ...

Neurons' ability to change their behavior in response to new stimuli is what makes learning possible. And even neurons' ...

Neuroscientists are zeroing in on how special kinds of brain cells help us see things that aren't actually there.

A new study shows that fluoxetine, better known as Prozac, does more than increase serotonin—it changes how brain cells ...

For most of history, the unseen darkness was part of ordinary life. For example, families in medieval Europe slept in two ...

Using MRI scans, researchers found that participants’ patterns of brain activity were alike when looking at certain colors.

The brain doesn’t wait for sight. It builds attention in rapid steps, tuning from general categories to precise details in ...

Using lasers, researchers triggered optical illusion signals in mouse brains, uncovering how the brain fills in missing ...

Researchers identified neurons in the mouse primary visual cortex that encode illusions that receive information from higher visual areas and then activate other neurons in the primary visual cortex, ...

The rhythm of an infant's brain activity seems to put them in constant learning mode, whereas that of an adult may allow them ...

The device can precisely stimulate areas deep in the brain without surgery and could transform the treatment of Parkinson's ...