For decades, scientists have mapped attention, memory, language, and reasoning to separate brain networks — yet one big ...

A recent study published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry provides evidence that a combination of non-invasive brain ...

A new study of neural oscillations during varying stages of consciousness shows that anesthesia doesn’t just knock us out—it ...

"If the human brain were so simple that we could understand it, we would be so simple that we couldn't." — Emerson M. Pugh.

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Aron Barbey, the Andrew J. McKenna Family Professor of Psychology in Notre Dame’s Department of Psychology, is also the director of the Notre Dame Human Neuroimaging Center and the Decision ...

The brain is like an ecosystem—thousands of different types of cells connect to form one big, interdependent web. And just as biologists document species of plants and animals, neuroscientists have ...

Whether speaking or swinging a bat, precise and adaptable timing of movement is essential for everyday behavior. Although we do not have sensory organs like eyes or a nose to sense time, we can keep ...

New research shows storytelling improves memory by helping people remember information better than lists through meaningful sequences.

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A single 20-minute session on a stationary bike can trigger a measurable surge in memory-linked electrical activity deep ...