Modern neuroscience understands the brain as a set of specialized systems. Aspects of brain function such as attention, perception, memory, language, and thought have been mapped onto distinct brain ...

A new study has identified the brain connectivity patterns that lead to cognitive difficulties in patients with schizophrenia, suggesting potential targets for therapeutic intervention in early ...

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

Humans perceive and navigate the world around us with the help of our five senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. And while scientists have long known that these different senses activate ...

Strokes are a medical emergency, yet imaging can capture only snapshots of how brain damage develops in the hours and days ...

At 62, Phyllis Jones felt trapped in darkness. She was traumatized by her mother’s recent death, ongoing pandemic stress and an increasingly toxic work environment. A sudden panic attack led to a ...

A new brainwave test could detect early signs of Alzheimer’s years before diagnosis — in just three minutes. That’s according to researchers at the University of Bath and the University of Bristol, ...

Increasing activity in a deep-brain region can boost the immune system’s response to vaccines —and people can be trained to ...

Training people to activate a part of the brain linked to reward and positive expectations may be associated with an increase ...

About 12M long COVID patients have reported 'brain fog' New study examined 17 people, including 10 with neurological symptoms Findings validate the experiences of 'long-haulers' About 12M long COVID ...