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 ...

Researchers have identified brain mechanisms that help animals suppress instinctive fear responses when threats prove harmless over time.

Researchers at the Ernst Strüngmann Institute in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, led by Wolf Singer, have made a new discovery in ...

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

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

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 ...

Researchers have identified how CBD interacts with cannabinoid receptors to mitigate the negative effects of THC, the psychoactive component of cannabis.

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

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

For centuries, the transition from life to death has remained an enigma, a mystery that has both intrigued and baffled ...

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 ...

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