The leading theories of consciousness suggest that the outer layer of the human brain, called the cortex (in blue in figure 1 ...

A new study reveals that a connection between the body and mind is built into the structure of the brain. The study shows that parts of the brain area that controls movement are plugged into networks ...

Trying to document how single brain cells participate in networks that govern behavior is a daunting task. Brain probes ...

A tiny brain blip during silent speech revealed the shocking truth: Your brain plans words by imagining sounds, not movements ...

Marijuana — or indeed, any substance you introduce into your body — can have different effects on different parts of your brain, and their corresponding functions. Every component of the human body is ...

Imagine that you have been hired by a car company and given the task of creating a new revolutionary electric car. The task comes with a peculiar twist: you must start with a T-Ford from 1908.

How we focus our attention before we even see an object matters. For example, when we look for something moving in the sky, ...

A new study suggests that COVID-19 might shrink parts of the brain. The study‘s results were mentioned by former Food and Drug Administration commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb on the Sunday news program ...