Modern neuroscience understands the brain as a set of specialized systems. Aspects of brain function such as attention, ...

New research suggests that the electrical complexity of the brain diminishes in early Alzheimer’s disease, potentially signaling a breakdown in the neural networks that support conscious awareness. By ...

New research suggests intelligence arises not from a single brain region, but from how networks across the brain work together as an integrated system. Neuroscientists often describe the brain as a ...

It has long been understood that experiencing two senses simultaneously, like seeing and hearing, can lead to improved responses relative to those seen when only one sensory input is experienced by ...

Learn the new science of brain development and discover the importance of connections and learning for ongoing brain health.

A one-week mind-body retreat led to consistent changes in the brain and at the molecular level that were associated with ...

For more than a century, maps of the brain have been based on how brain tissue looks under the microscope. These anatomical ...

There is no magical switch that turns on at age 25, or even 32 for that matter. Like your brain, you’re in a decades-long ...