Our brains do not react in a fixed, mechanical way like electronic circuits. Even if we see the same scene every day on our ...

Scientists have shown that brain connectivity patterns can predict mental functions across the entire brain. Each region has ...

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As a parent, a spouse, and someone who works full time at my job and pretty much full time at keeping a household running, I often feel like I have 20 tabs open in my brain at once. There are always ...

How does the brain take out its trash? That is the job of the brain's lymphatic drainage system, and efforts to understand how it works have pushed the boundaries of brain-imaging technologies.

Every day, people are constantly learning and forming new memories. When you pick up a new hobby, try a recipe a friend recommended or read the latest world news, your brain stores many of these ...

What if the key to being a better manager isn’t found in a new productivity hack, a different feedback framework, or a time management app—but in understanding the three-pound organ inside your head ...

As we found in our recent research, our brains also have powerful mechanisms for defending body weight – and can sort of ...

Your brain makes decisions before you even realize it. Neuroscience shows the brain can reverse choices internally before you ...

The traditional boundaries between professional and personal life are increasingly blurred. The idea of work-life balance — where work and personal time are neatly divided — has given way to a more ...

According to neuroscientist Ben Rein’s new book, Why Brains Need Friends, it comes down to our brains. As he explains in the ...