Consciousness remains science’s greatest mystery. A new study explores how it arises—and why solving it could reshape ...

Scientists still don’t know how the brain turns physical activity into thoughts, feelings, and awareness—but a powerful new tool may help crack the mystery. Researchers at MIT are exploring ...

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

Dopamine—a neurotransmitter responsible for influencing motivation, pleasure, mood and learning in the brain—has experienced ...

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

Scientists have found the first compelling evidence that cognitive training can boost levels of a brain chemical that typically declines as people age. The results of this 10-week study back earlier ...

In experiments with mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists report new evidence that precursors of myelin-producing cells—one ...

A new study shows that the brain activity behind decision-making is far more widespread across the organ than first thought. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

A new brain map details regions of the organ that had previously been difficult to chart. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Lifelong plasticity is a core principle of neuroscience, yet it operates within real limits shaped by effort, stress and ...

Bright berry-colored drinks and candies are marketed as fun, even wholesome, but the pigments that create those neon hues are ...