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

In a nutshell, string theory is a sprawling realm of theoretical physics that assumes that tiny vibrating strings are the ...

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

New research has discovered that a neural circuit may explain procrastination. Scientists were able to disrupt this connection using a drug.

Across a typical lifetime, the human brain does not simply grow, peak, and decline. It passes through five sweeping ...

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 ...

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

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

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

Individuals who struggle to complete tasks (at home, school, or the workplace) may not have a problem with executive function—they may have a misalignment of intentions and goals.

A collaborative approach to training AI models can yield better results, but it requires finding partners with data that ...

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