Understanding whether cognitive and perceptual states can be decoded from brain activity alone is a fundamental question in cognitive neuroscience. It is not only relevant for scientific theories ...

It is homing in on recently published findings that found engagement in a part of babies’ brains when viewing smiling or ...

Despite our appetite for an answer, it is one scientists and experts have been unable to reach conclusively – but new ...

Researchers found that random brain fluctuations actually strengthen memory by stabilizing neural activity over time. The ...

Alcohol use disorder, which affects over 10% of Americans, can lead to persistent and serious insomnia. Difficulties falling ...

In an international effort, researchers at Western, the University of Maryland School of Dentistry (UMSOD) and Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) uncovered how specific patterns in brain activity ...

A study of over 1,000 young adults reveals that both recent and heavy lifetime cannabis use reduce brain activity in regions ...

People with aphasia—a brain disorder affecting about a million people in the U.S.—struggle to turn their thoughts into words ...

Researchers using intracranial electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings from deep within the brain found that meditation led to changes in activity in the amygdala and hippocampus, key brain regions ...

People with aphasia—a brain disorder affecting about a million people in the U.S.—struggle to turn their thoughts into words ...

The zebrafish has gained increasing recognition as a valuable vertebrate model in biomedical research. Its powerful genetic toolkit, coupled with ...

A massive new study sheds light on how cannabis affects the brain, particularly during cognitive tasks. Researchers analyzed ...