Lots of studies have shown that getting a good night’s rest (seven to eight hours) is associated with better memory and other ...

Simple pharmaceutical interventions could help older brains cope with memory impairment and recovery after surgery, new ...

A new brain device from Northwestern University is asking a daring question: what if information could reach your brain ...

The brain’s chatter has always been partly out of reach, with electrical spikes easy to record but the chemical whispers ...

Want to change your behavior? How about your consumers' behavior? A new Georgetown study reveals how overlooked cues are the ...

You’ve heard of the Iowa Test of Basic Skills. Now meet its strung-out cousin, the Iowa Gambling Task. IGT, also called the ...

Despite rapid advances in basic neuroscience, a significant gap remains between fundamental cellular discoveries and their translation into effective ...

Questions about the nature of consciousness remain among the most perplexing areas of modern scientific research, with ...

While millions chase the latest brain-training apps and expensive supplements, neuroscience has quietly identified nine ...

What is the neuropsychological basis for the brain's ever-changing contextualized goals? I explore this question from the perspective of the Affect Management Framework (AMF).

When René Descartes watched a mechanical figure move with lifelike precision in the 17th century, the scene unsettled him. The machine behaved like a person, yet no one believed it could feel.

New research suggests that regular aerobic exercise doesn’t just benefit the heart muscle, but subtly rewires the nerves that control how the heart works. Regular physical activity does more than ...