Mind blanking isn’t daydreaming. It's something more akin to meditation — but not quite the same. On any given day, your ...

Mind blanking is a common experience with a wide variety of definitions ranging from feeling "drowsy" to "a complete absence ...

New research identified 17 modifiable risk factors that can impact a person's risk of dementia, stroke, and depression.

Before dying in 2021, Alvin Lucier donated blood for "Revivification," an installation that generates sound in response to ...

Our brain doesn't passively receive visual input—it actively orchestrates a symphony of neural oscillations to process the ...

Watch UChicago neurobiologist Mark Sheffield and his team investigate the mechanisms of memory by studying neuron activity and connections. Their research could enhance the treatment of memory-related ...

Memory can be broken down into multiple types, including long-term memory, short-term memory, explicit and implicit memory, ...

The protein responsible for binding neural stem cells in the human brain, Neuro-cadherin, also plays a key role in ...

Many sudden cardiac deaths could be prevented thanks to artificial intelligence. As part of a new study published in the ...

A child in Tay Ninh is being treated in Ho Chi Minh City after H5N1 invaded her nervous system, bypassing typical respiratory ...

In order to have a chance of dying from laughter-induced fainting, a second thing has to happen, Dr. Braunstein explains—you ...