In my dreams I see my days fluttering around their broken cage, hoping…. Hoping for what? Mingma asked himself and answered himself, I don’t know. Hoping for something surely. Then the white light ...

Most museums make you look at history through glass cases, but this one in Muskegon lets you crawl through it. The USS Silversides Submarine Museum offers something you won’t find in many places: the ...

An influential hypothesis in neuroscience is that the brain may operate near criticality, a transition zone between ...

Neuroscientist Erik Wing talks us through his new research, which reveals how birding can literally reshape the mind.

Birdwatching isn’t just a pleasant hobby. New research suggests it sharpens attention, boosts resilience, and could even delay cognitive decline.

Exposure to high ambient temperatures is associated with lower connectivity in three brain networks in preadolescents, suggesting that heat may impact brain function. Exposure to high ambient ...

We have long been told a simple story about reward: Dopamine is the "wanting" molecule that drives us toward goals, and ...

Boost your brain health with six science‑backed habits from sleep and exercise to nutrition and social connection that will enhance memory, mood, and cognitive vitality.

Scientists have recently detailed how automation and machine learning can aid clinicians treating patients with spreading depolarizations, sometimes referred to as 'brain tsunamis.' A University of ...

Making music is a mental workout. The brain must simultaneously co-ordinate sound and vision, as well as fine motor control, ...

Getting outside regularly helps young children learn how to problem-solve and develop other important skills that support their success in school.

A randomized placebo controlled experiment shows that increasing noradrenaline during learning does not improve basic memory accuracy but increases the spread of associations across the hippocampal ...