This Communications Biology study used intracranial EEG in 22 epilepsy patients to map how the human brain processes new ...

Since then, many more researchers have reported evidence for neurons changing how they respond to certain stimuli or ...

So-called “offline states”—when a person isn’t thinking about much and their attention is free to wander —give the brain an opportunity to revisit and process its recent experiences, says Erin Wamsley ...

Does your brain live in the past? Here's how the brain processes and smooths over out-of-date sensory information ...

Take a big inhale through your nose. Now, exhale. Breathing may seem simple, but it's controlled by a complex brain network. Each inhale gives the human brain information about the external world. And ...

This post is in response to Consciousness and Integrated Information Theory By Paul L. Nunez PhD Does consciousness arise exclusively from complex interactions in brain tissue (materialism)? Or does ...

Most of us think little of why we feel pleasantly full after eating a big holiday meal, why we start to cough after accidentally inhaling campfire smoke, or why we are hit with sudden nausea after ...

A cochlear signal, the exact role of which has been unclear since its discovery around 70 years ago, probably gives the brain information on whether the ear is functioning normally or not. These new ...

Is handwriting better than typing? Research shows that handwriting activates the brain more than typing. In fact, slower ...

And what you do today—tonight, even—can lay the foundation for better brain health as you age, especially if you turn a ...