New research reveals memory is dynamic, actively reconstructed, and protected against decay at molecular and neural levels.

One of the defining features of humans is our brain's remarkable capacity for language, planning, memory, creativity, and more. These abilities stem not just from our large brain size, but also from ...

Why some tasks feel like wading through mud while others feel like plain sailing: the brain science of flow, and how to find ...

Use your eyes, ears, and imagination to explore your amazing mind and sharpen your wits.

How the brain is wired has been understood for a long-time, but how that wiring results in neural activity and cognition remains a mystery ...

Every parent has seen it – the half-asleep child staring at textbooks before school, or the glazed look that creeps in ...

A new discovery shows that the accumulation of a certain protein called the ferritin light chain 1, or FTL1, plays a big role ...

The human brain is not programmed for prolonged periods of concentration. A neurologist decodes why taking microbreaks ...

The mind turns the brain’s calculations into meaning, weaving logic and emotion into choices that range from fleeting preferences to identity-shaping commitments.

Scientists discover a protein that gets concentrated in the brain during aging, leading brain connections to wither and ...

It has long been known that the brain preferentially processes information that we focus our attention on—a classic example is the so-called cocktail party effect.

Cold is one of the oldest forces our bodies have had to reckon with. For mammals, surviving it depends on a delicate ...