A new study reveals that all human senses—sight, hearing, taste, and touch—activate the same deep brain regions linked to consciousness when attention is sharply focused.

Carriers of recessive gene mutations, long thought to be unaffected, may actually face subtle disadvantages, including more ...

A new study suggests that gabapentin, a widely used anti-seizure medication, may improve survival in patients with ...

A new study comparing long COVID patients with fully recovered individuals has found that those with persistent cognitive symptoms, like brain fog, show higher brain inflammation and reduced capacity ...

Researchers have, for the first time, tracked how individual neurons lose and recover energy during spreading depolarizations ...

A new study reveals that a small cluster of cells near the brain's "blue spot"—the locus coeruleus—helps regulate arousal, ...

The brain uses two separate dopamine-based learning systems: one for evaluating outcomes and another for reinforcing repeated actions.

Summary: Large language model (LLM) AI agents, when interacting in groups, can form shared social conventions without ...

A new study reveals how rats can learn to fear through inference, offering insights into the neural basis of higher-order ...

A large-scale U.S. study reveals that Takotsubo cardiomyopathy—also known as broken heart syndrome—continues to carry a high risk of death and severe complications, with no improvement in outcomes ...

A new study argues that some generative AI agents meet all three philosophical criteria for free will: agency, choice, and control.

Summary: New brain imaging research reveals that sudden “aha!” moments not only feel satisfying but actually restructure how the brain stores information, enhancing long-term memory. Participants ...