The strength of certain neural connections can predict how well someone can learn math, and mildly electrically stimulating these networks can boost learning, according to a study published in the ...

Scientists have long known that the brain's visual system isn't fully hardwired from the start—it becomes refined by what ...

Can Neuralink’s Blindsight brain chip really help the blind see? Explore the tech, trials, and reality behind Musk’s ...

Viewing art is good for us, but new research may now tell us why — and that therapeutic uses may be better than previously ...

How does your brain instantly know how to move through new places? A new study helps explain the science behind your internal ...

New research has uncovered how the brain dynamically adjusts its neural activity to prioritize more important information in working memory. The study, published in Science Advances, found that when ...

A study reveals that our moments of mental wandering could prepare the brain to learn more effectively. Far from being wasted time, this passive exploration would build internal models of the world.

Studies suggest allowing your mind to drift can reduce stress, enhance insight and connect the brain’s executive and ...

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

New research into the way the brain learns could help us better understand how our brains pick up new information and process ...

Researchers have now shown that, despite individual differences in neuron activity, a shared underlying structure guides the ...

The primary visual cortex (V1) is probably the best characterized area of primate cortex, but whether this region contributes directly to conscious visual experience is controversial. Early ...