Using rare brain recordings from patients, scientists found that the thalamus helps trigger visual awareness. The study ...

New research suggests that premature babies and even full-term newborns experience pain very differently than adults do.

A University of Surrey study reveals that gentle electric currents applied to the brain enhance maths skills in young adults.

If hearing an old song or getting a whiff of freshly sharpened pencils instantly carries you back to high school, you’re ...

Answering the question of when consciousness emerges is deeply tied to the mystery of what it actually is and how it can be ...

Oh no! You dropped your keys on the ground, and it is too dark to see them. You might have to feel the ground with your hands ...

Deep learning models, such as convolutional neural networks (CNNs) and recurrent neural networks (RNNs) are designed to partly emulate the functioning and structure of biological neural networks. As a ...

A particular sort of dream control helps people mold their minds, practice real-life skills, and even shape their waking ...

Jeffrey Lawson was born prematurely in February 1985. Shortly afterward, the newborn had to undergo heart surgery without anesthesia. After Jeffrey Lawson’s death, his mother was told that her son had ...

Can a cup of peppermint tea sharpen your mind? A new study suggests it can—but not in the way scientists expected. Improved memory and attention followed the tea, but increased brain blood flow wasn't ...