Dopamine in the brain influences movement, learning, motivation and sleep. In humans, problems with dopamine are linked to ...

A sweeping genetic screen reveals how the brain is built and exposes a hidden gene behind a newly discovered childhood brain ...

A RECENT GROUNDBREAKING EXPERIMENT in which anesthesia was administered to rats has convinced scientists that tiny structures in the rodents’ brains are responsible for the experience of consciousness ...

A large genetic screen has revealed how stem cells transform into brain cells, exposing hundreds of genes that make this ...

A new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in Nature Communications, reveals how rhythmic brain waves known as alpha ...

Study shows alpha brain wave frequency shapes how the brain integrates touch and vision to create the feeling that your body ...

Pea-size clusters of human cells called brain organoids inspire both hope and fear. Experts are debating how scientists can ...

An MIT study analyzing brain activity and recall while using ChatGPT shows a lack of overall brain connectivity while performing an essay writing task, as well as a deficiency in memory recall when ...

Procrastination has a name: the VS–VP circuit — and this team of researchers has ideas for how to switch it off ...

Humans respond to environments that change at many different speeds. A video game player, for example, reacts to on-screen ...

Children can live and even thrive after hemispherectomies due to brain plasticity, and split brain experiments reveal unique ...