For decades, scientists have mapped attention, memory, language, and reasoning to separate brain networks — yet one big mystery remained: why does the mind feel like a single, unified system?

It sounds like an oxymoron, but we could find the origin of consciousness in our brains using the brains of those who are unconscious.

People who lose their visual imagination after a stroke share damage to a single neural circuit. A new analysis maps these ...

Previously, we examined the remarkable disparity between the intellectual capacities of human beings and primates. While our closest relatives, the chimpanzee, possess traits and characteristics that ...

A thin, wireless brain implant with 65,000+ sensors maps vision, touch, and movement from the brain’s surface, promising gentler, high‑resolution neural interfaces.

A new study found that deep sleep weakens breathing brain timing in movement circuits and changes internal brain ...

Professor of Pathology, Lee J. Martin, discusses the prevalence and treatment challenges associated with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) ...

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a hidden "movement map" deep within the brain—a discovery that could help surgeons ...

A study published in Nature on August 6, 2025, found that lithium is the only metal significantly depleted in the prefrontal ...

A chronological map of the fetal brain reveals when key cells emerge and provides clues about autism and cancer.

A recent brain imaging study reveals that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder consists of at least two distinct physical subtypes. This discovery suggests that patients may eventually benefit ...

Tripping on psychedelics is hard to describe to someone who’s never been through the experience. Every psychedelic trip is ...