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

Cambridge researchers have revealed a detailed picture of how the human brain grows from mid-pregnancy through the first ...

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

A new study reveals that alpha brain waves help the brain decide what belongs to your body. Faster rhythms allow the brain to match sight and touch more precisely, strengthening the feeling that a ...

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

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

A surprising new brain study suggests that remembering life events and recalling facts may rely on the same neural machinery.

(THE CONVERSATION) 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 ...

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

The human brain, often hailed as nature’s most powerful computer, is surprisingly slow when it comes to handling information. While our senses gather a mountain of data every second, our actual ...

Right-brain vs. left-brain thinking is often discussed in psychology. Everybody uses both thinking types to some degree, but nearly everyone tends to have one or the other as a primary thinking style.