A new study reveals that the human brain processes spoken language in a sequence that closely mirrors the layered ...

Is language core to thought, or a separate process? For 15 years, the neuroscientist Ev Fedorenko has gathered evidence of a ...

How strongly does our metabolism influence thinking? This question has been examined by Dr. Philipp Haueis, a philosopher of science at Bielefeld University, in a recent publication in the journal ...

Emerging research is looking at the impact AI use has on our brains and whether it is just making us lazy or rewiring our neural pathways. Here's what the studies say.

Long-term memory emerges from a sequence of molecular programs that sort, stabilize, and reinforce important experiences.

Human brains learn new tasks quickly by reusing mental building blocks, a flexibility scientists are now studying to improve ...

Have you ever wondered how fast our brains work? Well, scientists have recently quantified the brain’s speed limit. They revealed that from sensory organs, the brain processes signals at only about 10 ...

The human brain, often hailed as nature’s most powerful computer, is surprisingly slow when it comes to handling information. While our senses gather a mountain of data every second, our actual ...

New neuroscience is challenging our understanding of the dying process—bringing opportunities for the living. The Biggest Questions is a mini-series that explores how technology is helping probe some ...