Brain freeze — the sharp, seconds-long headache we get from ingesting something cold — is rooted in the way our brain senses ...

No body, no dopamine, no problem. Scientists have successfully coached lab-grown brain tissue to solve a classic robotics challenge, proving that the will to learn is hardwired into our neurons.

How we learn to predict an outcome isn’t determined by how many times a cue and reward happen together. Instead, how much ...

Understanding how a healthy brain works can provide insight into how it fails, too. Scientists hope that studying organoids derived from humans with neurodevelopmental disorders — particularly ...

Using your breath and body, you can hack your brain by moving from the outside in and alter your mind from the inside out.

Scientists discovered that two brain chemicals in honey bees can predict how fast they will learn, offering new insight into animal learning.

New research suggests that super-agers generate twice as many neurons as typical older adults. But you don't have to be a ...

Every day, our brains adapt and learn, whether it's mastering a new skill or recalling a familiar tune. Central to this adaptability is synaptic plasticity—the process by which synapses, the ...

Imagine this: your eyes engage in a remarkable dance, blinking up to 20,000 times each day! These tiny blinks play a crucial ...

Imagine balancing a ruler vertically in the palm of your hand: you have to constantly pay attention to the angle of the ruler and make many small adjustments to make sure it doesn't fall over. It ...

Cursive is making a comeback. The looping handwriting style defined by flowing, connected letters had faded from curricula in places such as the United States, Finland and Switzerland as schools ...