The researchers detected a specific delay of about 18 milliseconds between the waves in the visual cortex and the ...

If you want to understand an electronic device, you can simply review its circuit diagram. But even if such diagrams existed for the brain, they would be of limited use in unraveling this organ’s ...

Arousal fluctuates continuously during wakefulness, yet how these moment-to-moment variations shape large-scale functional connectivity (FC) remains unclear. Here, we combined 7T fMRI with concurrent ...

A new study suggests that babies are able to distinguish between the different objects they see around them at 2 months old, which is earlier than scientists previously thought.

By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. From alpha brain waves to amygdala activity, scientists map how forests, wetlands, and even ...

People with aphantasia have no mental imagery—and they’re offering brain scientists a window into consciousness ...

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disorder, characterized by progressive cognitive decline and ...

This study presents a potentially valuable exploration of the role of thalamic nuclei in language processing. The results will be of interest to researchers interested in the neurobiology of language.

A few minutes beside trees or water can shift the brain into a calmer state. That change is not just a feeling.

Listening to your favorite music activates the brain's opioid system with pleasurable and analgesic effects. A Finnish study ...

A unique study imaging brain activity in children born with upper limb difference—for example, one hand—has shown the amazing ...

Researchers have built AI systems capable of steering targeted brain circuits in real time, moving neuroscience closer to ...