Doctors often advise exercising your brain to stay sharp but stretching your brain might be the better description.

Countless YouTube videos feature pet birds singing and talking to their owners. Although it may seem like simple mimicry, ...

What can a honey bee tell us about human learning? According to researchers at Virginia Tech and Arizona State University, ...

New neuroscience research reveals how our brains evolve through key life stages, highlighting the hidden strengths of aging.

Researchers challenge the "efficiency" theory of the brain, showing that neurons become more coordinated and share more information as learning occurs.

When you get better at a skill-recognizing a familiar face in a crowd, spotting a typo at a glance, or anticipating the next move in a game-sensory neurons in your brain become more coordinated, ...

Experts highlight the importance of cognitive engagement and physical health in maintaining brain health and reducing the ...

Learn more about the advances in brain organoids and what this science could mean for the future.

Researchers use MEG imaging to show that the brain reactivates "forgotten" memories, but they only reach consciousness if they pulse at a specific rhythm.

A pair of new studies have provided fresh evidence in the long-running scientific debate—and the result could be ...

Most children in elementary school begin learning about the body and how it works; however, research reveals that parents and teachers tend to leave out information about the brain. In fact, one study ...

After training neurons to play Pong, the team is back, and this time the brain cells are slaying demons with super shotguns.