Now, a new neuroscientific study from MIT suggests a fascinating explanation. In short, when your attention vanishes after a ...

The model is based on a brain function first found in insects, which helps them detect movement. Dr Cesare Parise, Senior ...

According to the scientists and medical experts, the human brain works on fuels such as glucose and stored fats. Hence, when a person doesn’t eat for several hours, their sugar levels begin to dip.

A comprehensive review published in Brain Medicine illuminates the intricate connections between gut microbiota and sleep regulation, establishing the microbiota-gut-brain axis as a critical pathway ...

Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and their collaborators have created one of the most comprehensive single cell maps of the developing human brain. The atlas captures nearly every cell type, ...

Vertebrates have extremely different brain sizes: even with the same body size, brain size can vary a hundredfold. As a rule, ...

According to neuroscientist Ben Rein’s new book, Why Brains Need Friends, it comes down to our brains. As he explains in the book, that grey matter in our heads is exquisitely optimized for social ...

Think you see the world as it is? Think again. The brain’s shortcuts make us efficient—but also deeply biased.

Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and their collaborators have created one of the most comprehensive single cell maps ...

Challenging a long-standing assumption regarding the adult brain, recent research has demonstrated that individuals can ...

The idea that creative people are “right‑brained” and logical thinkers are “left‑brained” is popular—but modern neuroscience tells a much more surprising story.

AI can help humans reach their cognitive “flow state,” says author Mithu Storoni, by balancing challenge and ability.