Princeton University researchers offer a new theory that an early-life injury to the cerebellum disrupts the brain's processing of external and internal information and leads to "developmental ...

Imaginary time is a wonky concept for our time-bound brains, but in quantum theory and mathematics, it’s a useful tool for ...

PTSD experts agree that the condition has its roots in very real, physical processes within the brain – and not some sort of psychological “weakness”. But no clear consensus has emerged ...

Understanding others’ beliefs—especially false ones—is key to human communication and begins to develop between ages three and five.

Brain scans of older people in a noisy lab machine give biological backing to the idea that distraction hampers memory with aging, researchers reported Wednesday. The finding bolsters a theory ...

Likewise, the theories of anthropologist Ian Tattersall, Ph.D., have nothing to do with psychedelic drugs but share the Stoned Ape’s emphasis on socialization.In his 2004 paper “What happened ...

One hypothesis, known as Integrated Information Theory or IIT, holds that consciousness arises through the interaction and cooperation of various parts of the brain as information is processed.

For years, Alzheimer’s disease has been considered a brain disorder that leads to memory loss and cognitive decline. It’s a ...

The theory is so seemingly banal that it’s easy to dismiss as another pompous attempt at solving the brain’s neural code — all theory, no evidence. But in a new paper published in Frontiers in Systems ...

In The Altruistic Brain: How We Are Naturally Good (Oxford University Press, 2015; 312 pages), neuroscientist Donald W. Pfaff argues that the human brain is wired for selflessness.

Roots of Violence May Lie in Damaged Brain Cells. By JUDY FOREMAN . April 29, ... The current theory is that violent impulses originate in deep regions of the limbic system, ...