A landmark study suggests that this daily habit may reshape how your mind activates.

Modern neuroscience understands the brain as a set of specialized systems. Aspects of brain function such as attention, ...

New research suggests intelligence arises not from a single brain region, but from how networks across the brain work together as an integrated system. Neuroscientists often describe the brain as a ...

A new brain imaging study reveals that remembering facts and recalling life events activate nearly identical brain networks.

The brain’s hemispheres are specialized for efficiency. Modern neuroscience shows lateralization enhances function without ...

Researchers outline a roadmap for applying transcranial focused ultrasound, a noninvasive technique for stimulating the brain ...

Scientists have discovered that the human brain understands spoken language in a way that closely resembles how advanced AI language models work. By tracking brain activity as people listened to a ...

What actually happens inside the brain when learning works? Drawing on neuroscience, this breakdown of Stanislas Dehaene’s 'How We Learn' explains attention, error, practice, sleep, and motivation, ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) has seen a huge surge within just a few years. Apps like Microsoft Copilot promise to help you brainstorm and plan; ChatGPT offers help with homework and professional work ...

Scientists have engineered a protein able to record the incoming chemical signals of brain cells (as opposed to just their outgoing signals). These whisper-quiet incoming messages are the release of ...

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Think your cerebellum only coordinates fluid movements? New 2026 research reveals how your "little brain" also creates the ...