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We usually don't think much about it, but our brain is pretty amazing! This three-pound organ is in charge of everything ...

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The hippocampal formation is a group of brain regions, including the hippocampus and some other structures closely connected ...

If you've ever noticed how memories from the same day seem connected while events from weeks apart feel separate, a new study reveals the reason: Our brains physically link memories that occur close ...

Young brains are inherently designed for thinking. Preschool represents the start of formal learning, rather than merely ...

High emotional capacity is a blessing and a curse. Without high emotional intelligence, individuals like St. Teresa of Calcutta would not have impacted our world so profoundly. We need these ...

You're on a Zoom call and the other person runs their fingers through their hair and you notice you do it too. Or, your ...

Do you ever wonder what it was like to be a baby? But no matter how hard you try, you can’t remember any of the details? It’s not that you don’t have memories from infancy — it’s that you simply can’t ...

The question of the differences between so-called male and female brains has always sparked curiosity and fueled debate. Are ...

By studying never-before-seen details of brain connectivity in human infants, researchers have identified how a balance of innate structure and flexible learning produces our remarkably organized ...