Medical imaging experts are adept at solving common optical illusions, according to new research. The research is the first to show that people can be trained...
A new study has found that children exposed to higher levels of air pollution in early and mid childhood have weaker connections between key brain regions....
Scientists have confirmed a neurobiochemical link between dopamine and cognitive flexibility. PET imaging shows that the brain increases dopamine production when completing cognitively demanding tasks, and...
Two specific genes that evolve exclusively in humans jointly influence the development of the cerebrum. Researchers have provided evidence that these genes contribute together to the...
People living with Long COVID often feel dismissed, disbelieved and unsupported by their healthcare providers, according to a new study.
If you've ever noticed how memories from the same day seem connected while events from weeks apart feel separate, a new study reveals the reason: Our...
Aging compromises the lymphatic vessels surrounding the brain, disabling waste drainage from the brain and impacting cognitive function. Researchers boosted lymphatic vessel integrity in old mice...
Memristors consume extremely little power and behave similarly to brain cells. Researchers have now introduced novel memristive that offer significant advantages: they are more robust, function...
The parts of the brain that are needed to remember words, and how these are affected by a common form of epilepsy, have been identified by...
Though we learn so much during our first years of life, we can't, as adults, remember specific events from that time. Researchers have long believed we...