Nestled in the core of the brain is the hippocampus, a little curve of tissue central to memory and learning. It serves as a ...

A recent study mapping the human brain reveals that our perception of time does not happen all at once, but rather unfolds ...

Seven participants had electrodes temporarily implanted in a brain structure important for learning. While anesthetized, ...

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Researchers have gained a new understanding of how the brain processes reward and risk information. Neuroscientists show how nerve cells in the so-called amygdala not only encode the probability and ...

The human brain, often hailed as nature’s most powerful computer, is surprisingly slow when it comes to handling information. While our senses gather a mountain of data every second, our actual ...

It's hard to think back that far! Scientific research has shown that learning to read changes the way our brains work. Not ...

Even in the primary visual cortex, a brain region named for its specialized role in processing basic features of what the ...

Betty faces a seemingly simple choice between an apple and a donut. But as we'll soon discover, the brain's decision-making process is far from straightforward. Betty is standing before the healthy ...

You probably don’t need that detox drink, tonic or supplement. Experts regularly emphasize that there’s no need to flush ...