Your brain continues to analyze language even under anesthesia: that is what a study published in Nature by researchers from ...

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 ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Ever wondered how your brain stacks up against a computer? A recent study revealed just how many bits of data the human brain can process per second. A new study from the ...

A new study reveals that the brain may handle voluntary and forced decisions using remarkably similar neural mechanisms.

Sleep helps the brain to cleanse itself—and now this process can be measured in humans entirely noninvasively. Researchers at the University of Oulu have developed a method that allows the increased ...

The moment a person steps off the street and into a restaurant - to take just one example - the brain mentally starts a new "chapter" of the day, a change that causes a big shift in brain activity.

We know that exercise is good for our physical health, but mounting research is showing that it can help improve our brain ...

In a recent study, researchers used a combination of vitamin K and vitamin A to transform stem cells into functional neurons, offering a potential pathway to restoring lost brain function.

Exercise is often described as one of the best things we can do for the brain. It can sharpen memory, support mood, and lower the risk of cognitive decline later in life.

What does forgiveness look like in the brain? As a neuroscientist, I am always looking for the biological underpinnings of mental processes—not as an effort to distill mystery into molecules, but to ...