Navigating a busy street, a new city, or even your own home requires more than just memory of landmarks. Deep inside your ...

For the first time, scientists have mapped how nearly an entire mammalian brain lights up as decisions are made. The massive ...

Memory isn’t completely understood, she explains. “When you first form a memory, we kind of know where that happens in the brain.

Practical applications So how can learning about brain science help us live a better life? These books look at ways to improve memory, focus, and mental health.

Brain waves passing between the two regions trigger a group of brain cells called phase-amplitude coupling (PAC) neurons that help coordinate working memory.

So again, it’s still too early to say for sure that treating a sleep disorder reduces your risk of dementia because of ...

The prevailing understanding of how our brain stores our memories is that a memory is distributed across the brain in a unique network of neurons called an “engram”.

How the brain is wired has been understood for a long-time, but how that wiring results in neural activity and cognition remains a mystery ...

Virginia Tech researchers are investigating how overloaded mitochondria in the brain’s memory circuits may spark early ...

Final Thought: Manage Like a Brain-Savvy Human Understanding how the brain works isn’t just interesting trivia: It’s the blueprint for managing with clarity, creativity, and compassion.

The decades-old anesthetic ketamine could be a game changer for treating severe depression, but there are still many questions about how the drug works, including exactly how it affects the brain ...