Emerging evidence suggests that only certain types of training produce meaningful benefits, and those benefits may differ ...

(Mevans/E+/Getty Images) For decades, neuroscientists have searched the brain for the biological basis of consciousness, ...

A group of brain cells called orexin neurons appears to help us keep working when reaching a reward becomes increasingly ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story A neuroscientist argues that brain science points to the existence of an immaterial mind or soul, pointing to cases like split-brain patients and ...

October saw several universities launch major initiatives in brain science and neurological research, often with the help of new private gifts to underwrite their efforts. Here are summaries of the ...

The brain is at the center of who people are, shaping how they think, feel, and move through the world. This year, the top neuroscience stories covered topics ranging from how microplastics build up ...

When I began my master’s program in cognitive science, an electrical engineering professor told us—rather arrogantly—that the soul is nothing but neurons firing. “You’re deluded if you think otherwise ...

A new AI-assisted brain atlas that can help visualize the human brain in unprecedented detail has been developed by UCL researchers, in a major step forward for neuroscience and neuroimaging. The ...

Emma Lembke joined Instagram at age 12. Soon, she found herself “scrolling mindlessly for hours, addicted to gaining a certain number of likes, a certain number of comments.” She often wanted to stop ...

Weight loss is not simply a test of willpower. The human brain evolved to protect body fat during times of scarcity, and it ...

Former rugby player Phil Vickery recently announced that he has pledged to donate his brain to help advance concussion ...

Alison and Ben Crockett tell PEOPLE about their decision to donate their daughter’s brain to cancer research after she died at age 5 ...