A new MIT study reveals that the brain's language network remains robust and unchanged in older adults, even as executive ...

Salk scientists discover how severe illness during pregnancy alters fetal epigenomes, increasing the risk for autism and neurodevelopmental disorders.

A new MIT study reveals that the brain's language network remains robust and unchanged in older adults, even as executive functions and memory decline.

Summary: Thirty years ago, Robin Dunbar theorized humans can maintain a friendship group of 150 people, with five intimate friendships. Despite many attempts to challenge the theory, Dunbar’s Number ...

Summary: Scientists have created an advanced visual neuroprosthesis that communicates bidirectionally with the brain, marking one of the biggest steps yet toward restoring functional vision. Unlike ...

Summary: A new study evaluated whether large language models (LLMs) can accurately account for human reading dynamics. The team compared eye-tracking data from 368 adult readers against predictions ...

Q: Why do emotional memories feel more vivid than neutral ones? A: Because emotional memory encoding involves unique coordination between the amygdala and hippocampus, which boosts recall strength. Q: ...

Summary: For years, scientists have suspected that the gut plays a role in Multiple Sclerosis (MS), but the “smoking gun” linking the two has been elusive. A landmark study has finally identified the ...

Summary: A new AI-driven tool developed by researchers could revolutionize how educators and clinicians screen for dyslexia and dysgraphia in children. By analyzing handwriting samples from K–5 ...

Scientists from Trinity College Dublin believe our brains could use quantum computation after adapting an idea developed to prove the existence of quantum gravity to explore the human brain and its ...

Summary: A comprehensive neurodevelopmental analysis established that laughter is a complex biological engine that directly shapes early brain growth, emotional resilience, and parent-child neural ...

Summary: Depression and anxiety have a profound effect on brain areas associated with memory and emotional processing. In people with depression and anxiety, researchers noted shrinkage to the ...