A new MIT review highlights how dividing visual processing between hemispheres supports attention and memory. This ...

An often-ignored type of cell in the brain plays a dynamic and surprisingly complex role in our ability to process information, according to new research.

The secret to psychedelic drugs' links to greater empathy and insight may lie in their ability to coax the right hemisphere ...

Researchers observe how fluctuations in ovarian hormones shape the structure and function in the mouse hippocampus, with ...

A research team has demonstrated how the energy levels of individual neurons in the brain change during so-called spreading ...

Blame cell death and fungi for brain decay, not TikTok. TikTok won't really make your brain rot. That doesn't happen until after death. While most brains rot quickly, researchers have found a ...

The brain plays a key role in almost every physical, psychological, and emotional bodily function, such as moving, sensing, learning, processing information, and memory, among many others.

“Lack of sleep makes it harder to concentrate and respond quickly. Sleep is important to several brain functions, including how nerve cells (neurons) communicate with each other. “In ...