Is consciousness something the brain produces, or is it woven into the fabric of reality itself? Renowned neuroscientist Christof Koch is challenging long-held scientific assumptions by confronting ...

Learning something new, whether it’s drumming, dancing, or guitar, strengthens the same neural networks that keep us sharp. What Chris Hemsworth learned while struggling to master the drums offers a ...

The potential benefits of organoids for fundamental research and medicine are huge. Efforts to establish proper boundaries ...

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In findings that raise a variety of questions about how our brains work, and even about the nature of consciousness, UC Santa Barbara researchers and collaborators report that only a small section of ...

Elite leadership begins in the brain.   I’ve been thinking a lot about why some leaders get better under pressure, and why ...

Researchers from Kyushu University discovered a previously unrecognized synaptic "hotspot" that forms during adolescence, challenging the long-held view that adolescent brain development was dominated ...

Making life harder sounds deeply unfun, but it might be good for your cognitive function.

WASHINGTON (AP) — “Exercise your brain,” experts advise people hoping to stave off dementia. But how? Stretching your brain might be the better description. Do a crossword puzzle a day and you may ...