A new study shows that the human brain stores what we remember and the context in which it happens using different neurons.
Facial expression control starts in a very old part of the nervous system. In the brain stem sits the facial nucleus, which ...
The next time you reach for a memory or make a quick choice, a storm of tiny signals races through your brain. Scientists can ...
This valuable study links psychological theories of chunking with a physiological implementation based on short-term synaptic plasticity and synaptic augmentation. The theoretical derivation for ...
When a house catches on fire, we assume that a smoke alarm inside will serve one purpose and one purpose only: warn the ...
When a house catches on fire, we assume that a smoke alarm inside will serve one purpose and one purpose only: warn the ...
To study how a key chemical neuromodulator affects signaling in the brain's cortex, Garrett Neske, PhD, has received a three-year, $300,000 grant from the Whitehall Foundation, a nonprofit ...
When a baby smiles at you, it's almost impossible not to smile back. This spontaneous reaction to a facial expression is part ...
New mouse studies show a repurposed drug and intranasal insulin improved memory, reduced brain inflammation, and aided ...
Veronika Koren talks about pursuing a theory of neural coding that doesn’t fit a simple narrative, and the resilience it took to see it through.