Researchers at Leipzig University's Carl Ludwig Institute have discovered that in the cerebral cortex, synaptic signal ...

Smaller, shallow brain folds in the posteromedial cortex show greater thinning with age and Alzheimer’s disease, and their ...

How does the brain store knowledge so that you actually remember what you have learned the next day or even later? To find ...

A new study reveals how the brain can make decisions based not only on direct experiences, but also on indirect associations ...

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

Psilocybin, a psychedelic compound contained in some varieties of mushrooms, has recently been found to be promising for the treatment of some neuropsychiatric disorders, including depression, some ...

“We have a survival brain,” says Grant, “and without knowing it, when we see things that feel urgent, we pause and gird ...

Recent scientific evidence suggests consciousness is more than just a function of the brain and three theories have emerged ...

The Nobel Prize is the most significant recognition of a scientist’s work, but it also shines a spotlight that follows the ...

Now, back to the question, "How do you get from atoms to self-consciousness?" How do you get from the atomic chemistry in your brain to a mental thought--maybe even the thought about how fascinating ...

The cerebrum, especially the cerebral cortex, has long been thought to be the important part of our brain. However, the cerbrum contains less than 20 percent of the neurons in our brain. Eighty ...