Neuroscientists want to understand how individual neurons encode information that allows us to distinguish objects, like ...

Scientists have long known that the brain's visual system isn't fully hardwired from the start—it becomes refined by what ...

New research reveals that the brain may be learning even during unstructured, aimless exploration. By recording activity in ...

How does your brain instantly know how to move through new places? A new study helps explain the science behind your internal ...

Using rare brain recordings from patients, scientists found that the thalamus helps trigger visual awareness. The study ...

Neurosurgeon Dr Brian outlines the brain's process during coffee consumption, highlighting the different parts that get activated during the coffee experience.

New research into the way the brain learns could help us better understand how our brains pick up new information and process ...

The primary visual cortex (V1) is probably the best characterized area of primate cortex, but whether this region contributes directly to conscious visual experience is controversial. Early ...

Deep learning models, such as convolutional neural networks (CNNs) and recurrent neural networks (RNNs) are designed to partly emulate the functioning and structure of biological neural networks. As a ...

Viewing art is good for us, but new research may now tell us why — and that therapeutic uses may be better than previously ...

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

A new meta-analysis suggests that people with major depressive disorder have lower levels of the brain antioxidant ...