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 ...

Brain development does not end at 25 but continues into the early 30s as neural networks become more efficient and ...

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

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

Despite lacking a hippocampus entirely—and having diverged from the mammalian lineage roughly 400 million years ago—larval ...

The human brain contains billions of connected neurons that collectively support different mental functions, including the ...

A new study showcases how brain waves known as alpha oscillations help us distinguish between ourselves and the outside world ...

A neural circuit hidden in an understudied region of the brain plays a critical role in turning temporary pain into pain that ...

As prominent artificial intelligence (AI) researchers eye limits to the current phase of the technology, a different approach is gaining attention: using living human brain cells as computational har ...

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Stressful study sessions help us pass exams, but curiosity promotes long-term understanding and information retention. In A ...