The truth behind the left brain–right brain myth is far more nuanced, and modern neuroscience paints a very different picture ...

This is why acalculia, a neurological condition that impairs the ability to process and understand numbers, can have a devastating effect on a person’s life. The condition commonly afflicts people who ...

The revelation that a small part of the brain, known as the claustrum, can silence cortical neurons and induce the slow-wave activity in mice could unlock new understandings of the brain’s higher ...

For decades, the idea that creativity comes from the right side of the brain has dominated popular culture. People have been told they're either "right-brained" (creative, intuitive) or "left-brained" ...

The first complete activity map of a mammalian brain has revealed unprecedented insights ... the target might be – it might appear on the left side of the screen 80 per cent of the time and on the ...