Understanding how the brain creates conscious experience remains one of science’s most difficult challenges. Brain scans and ...

The teenage brain isn’t just trimming connections—it’s secretly building powerful new neural hotspots that may shape the mind ...

We don't precisely know how the physical matter in our brains translates into thoughts, sensations, and feelings. But an ...

We usually don't think much about it, but our brain is pretty amazing! This three-pound organ is in charge of everything—from our thoughts and memories to our emotions and decision-making. And yet, ...

A pioneering study provides new evidence that gut microbes vary across primate species and can shape physiology in ways ...

In the United States, an estimated one in nine children has been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), which is often characterized by impulsivity and difficulty paying ...

The way the brain develops can shape us throughout our lives, so neuroscientists are intensely curious about how it happens.

Not everyone is able to think quickly, but here are 11 obvious signs your mind works faster than the average person.

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Attention can feel like a fragile thing, especially when your brain struggles to sort signal from noise. Every second, your ...