Our thoughts are specified by our knowledge and plans, yet our cognition can also be fast and flexible in handling new ...

Scientists from the Allen Institute have developed what they claim is a first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence-powered database and research tool for neuroscientists. The so-called Brain Knowledge ...

Just as the periodic table is foundational to chemistry and the Human Genome Project revolutionized modern genetics, researchers at the Allen Institute for Brain Science have teamed up with Amazon Web ...

A large study of 800 adults shows that pragmatic language skills—the ability to understand sarcasm, indirect requests, tone, ...

Sixteen-year-old Elina Natu is fascinated by the brain. “It’s what governs all of what we do, and we know so little about it,” said the Campbell High junior. “It’s really interesting to learn more ...

The shape of the brain Monash University researchers James Pang (left) and Alex Fornito studied over 10,000 MRIs to determine that brain geometry influences its activity. (Courtesy: Monash University) ...

A study of the salamander brain has led researchers at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet to discover a hitherto unknown function of the neurotransmitter dopamine. In an article ...

The brain has a high energy demand and reacts very sensitively to oxygen deficiency. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich neurobiologists have now succeeded for the first time in directly ...

We all have that friend who "knows everything," wins at trivia and can have a conversation on just about any topic and seem knowledgeable. Turns out, these smarty-pants have very efficiently paved ...

With the brain getting a lot of attention during Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month, here's a surprise quiz: Which organ of the body is second only to the brain in its psychological importance? By ...

When the British surgeon James Parkinson first described “shaking palsy” in 1817, he did so by looking at the way patients’ bodies moved. Two centuries on, most specialists seeking to diagnose ...