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

Princeton scientists uncover how brain cells coordinate decisions, offering insight into mental health and cognitive function.

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.

People who can no longer move or speak may soon have a new option: an implanted device that links their brain to a computer.

This is an important study that combines replications of findings and novel detailed MRI investigations to assess the impact of environmental enrichment and maternal behavior on mice brain structure ...

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

The human brain is a highly complex structure, which can be only partially described by conventional metrics derived from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), such as volume, cortical thickness, and ...

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

Every decision begins invisibly. Long before someone acts, the brain is already hard at work gathering evidence, weighing ...

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