For decades, scientists have searched the brain for the origins of consciousness. But according to a new peer-reviewed study published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews by researchers Anil K.

Twelve laboratories around the world have joined forces to map neuronal activity in a mouse’s brain as it makes decisions.

Many are concerned AI will harm our social and emotional intelligence, along with our ability to think critically.

The key to a healthy and active brain in later life? What you put on your plate. As we age, our brains age with us. The process starts in the 30s and 40s, affecting areas responsible for learning and ...

In everyday life, it is common to hear someone say, "I just had a thought" or "the thought just occurred to me." For instance, one may have a thought about an event that took place during the last ...

Scholars have long contemplated the connection between language and thought—and to what degree the two are intertwined—by asking whether language is somehow an essential prerequisite for thinking.

Vascular dementia—cognitive impairment caused by disease in the brain's small blood vessels—is a widespread problem, but it ...

The human brain takes about 100 ms to process information, then about another 100 ms to decide to move in response. Did you just blink reading that sentence? That's about how long we're talking about.