The way the brain develops can shape us throughout our lives, so neuroscientists are intensely curious about how it happens.

Monkey experiments hint at a "motivation brake" pathway between two brain regions. Manipulating it may lead to new treatments ...

For decades, dopamine has been celebrated in neuroscience as the quintessential "reward molecule"—a chemical herald of ...

Inside Michigan Tech's Aging, Cognition and Action Lab, space debris rains down on a screen as players scramble to deflect it ...

Scientists have identified a promising target for treatment of a devastating autoimmune disease affecting the brain.

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Does string theory—the controversial “theory of everything” from physics—tell us anything about consciousness and the human ...

A new study reveals that alpha brain waves help the brain decide what belongs to your body. Faster rhythms allow the brain to match sight and touch more precisely, strengthening the feeling that a ...

The research has implications for NASA’s goals to build a base on the moon and eventually conduct crewed missions to Mars.

There’s this idea that something happens in the human brain when we turn 25. Suddenly, we can rent a car without fees. Make ...

When schools integrate art alongside mathematics, sciences and languages, they honour the whole child — intellectual, emotional, social and creative. Research in early childhood and primary education ...