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Scientists have pinpointed a brain circuit that, when activated, reduces anxiety without impairing memory. Using ...

Scientists have uncovered a crucial pathway that links brain cell activity to the activation of genes responsible for ...

Damage to myelin, the protective sheath surrounding nerve fibers, impairs the brain's ability to transmit signals efficiently ...

The human brain filters trillions of sensory inputs down to just 10 bits per second, a cognitive bottleneck shaped by ...

For now, humans remain slow thinkers. We dream faster than we speak. We see more than we can process and we imagine more than ...

New research reveals how the brain rapidly adapts to sensory changes using a feedback loop between the olfactory cortex and the olfactory bulb.

A new collaboration has unlocked new potential for the field by creating a novel high-performance organic electrochemical neuron that responds within the frequency range of human neurons.

The human brain is remarkable for its ability to synthesize sensory inputs into a coherent perception of the external world.

In anterior regions, such as the frontal cortex, space and time are processed independently, with distinct neural populations ...

The human brain is the most complex and capable computer man has ever known. This marvel of nature can simultaneously process ...

In a new study, scientists at the Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology (LIN) and University Hospital Magdeburg demonstrated ...