A new study reveals how the brain responds to mental exhaustion, identifying two key regions—the right insula and the ...

In experiments with healthy volunteers undergoing functional MRI imaging, scientists have found increased activity in two ...

New research reveals that Alzheimer's disease may impair nerve function not by reducing myelin, but by altering the proteins at the critical interface between axons and their myelin sheath.

"I was in my early 20s, sitting at a bus station in Portland, Oregon, when a woman next to me, out of nowhere, mid-cigarette, ...

Wasp Mums Keep Remarkable Mental To-Do List For Multiple Nests Despite Tiny Brain. The childcare schedule of female digger wasps is impressive to ... Despite their small size and simple brains, ...

The results of a study published in February 2024 by a team of researchers at Stanford University have shed new light on the ...

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Our brains may work best when teetering on the edge of chaos. A new theory suggests that criticality a sweet spot between order and randomness is the secret to learning, memory, and adaptability. When ...

The cerebrum, especially the cerebral cortex, has long been thought to be the important part of our brain. However, the ...

A new study has revealed compelling evidence that brain criticality—a dynamic balance between neural excitation and ...

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