How a brain's anatomical structure relates to its function is one of the most important questions in neuroscience. It explores how physical components, such as neurons and their connections, give rise ...

Many mammals physically pivot their ears to hone in on a particular sound, and now it seems that a similar action takes place ...

A new study shows that our brain’s attention system first prepares broadly, then zooms in on specific details within ...

How we focus our attention before we even see an object matters. For example, when we look for something moving in the sky, ...

A healthy brain maintains a harmony of neurons that excite or inhibit other neurons, but the lines between different types of ...

The brain doesn’t wait for sight. It builds attention in rapid steps, tuning from general categories to precise details in ...

Since their discovery in 2004, the grid cells in the brain, which are important for our orientation, have been regarded as a ...

Just "manifest" your way to a better life. Why it matters: Now more doctors and educators agree that there may be tangible ...

The brain isn’t wired for what’s good for us, it’s wired for what feels safe and efficient,” explains Courtney Shrum, LMHC, ...

Preschoolers in the school’s 3-year-old classroom learn about the brain by singing “The Brain Song” to the tune of “Bingo” ...