For decades, scientists have mapped attention, memory, language, and reasoning to separate brain networks — yet one big ...

One of the mysteries of the human mind we are only beginning to delve into is the relationship between thought and movement–how our brains and bodies relate to one another. That our physical bodies’ ...

The progress in AI over the past decade is beginning to suggest answers to some of our deepest questions about human ...

The brain is our body’s command center, the control tower for our body and mind—no wonder it’s the focus of intense research across the globe, with so much interest in figuring out the mysteries of ...

We all would like to improve our memories. Although some high-profile cases of faulty memory (like that of Brian Williams) have recently made the news, everyone suffers from memory lapses. For some, ...

Neuroplasticity is real: Your brain is constantly changing and can form new neural connections throughout your life. Stress is a blocker: Chronic stress inhibits the brain’s ability to adapt and ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. That’s a key idea ...

Each technological development impacts human brains in a different way. But when the development is a more efficient brain than any human possesses, the impact could be significant for the most ...

As a parent, a spouse, and someone who works full time at my job and pretty much full time at keeping a household running, I often feel like I have 20 tabs open in my brain at once. There are always ...