Discover how the brain solves complex problems using simple strategies like hierarchical and counterfactual reasoning.

Scientists from the University of Georgia have discovered something troubling about teenagers who don't get enough quality ...

Experts suggest that puzzles help curb cognitive decline because they expand the brain's cognitive reserve, or the ability to ...

REM Sleep Behavior Disorder causes more than dream enactment—it’s a powerful clue to neurodegenerative disease risk.

A new study reveals how humans use flexible problem-solving strategies like hierarchical and counterfactual reasoning when ...

A protective sugar coating on brain blood vessels, once thought to be insignificant, turns out to play a vital role in ...

People who spend less time in deep sleep or rapid eye movement (REM) sleep may be at greater risk for brain changes linked to ...

Sleep disorders may lead to structural brain changes, cognitive decline, and neurological disease. Here’s what science says about the risk.

The cerebral cortex, the outermost layer of the brain, is the central driver of various human capabilities, including ...

Neuroscientists can now make precise genetic tweaks to the neurons that are most affected by brain diseases such as Parkinson ...

Scientists have found that lemborexant not only increased restorative sleep in male mice but also reduced levels of toxic tau ...

Using cutting-edge RNA sequencing, researchers mapped how exercise affects specific brain cell types in a model of ...