Just a few fibres are enough for the two hemispheres of the brain to communicate with each other. This was shown by a new international study led by Professor Dr Michael Miller (University of ...

In findings that raise a variety of questions about how our brains work, and even about the nature of consciousness, UC Santa Barbara researchers and collaborators report that only a small section of ...

In 1882, Mr. L, a teacher and journalist, suffered a stroke, his second. His first attack, five years earlier, had been mild, causing some language problems involving paraphasias, difficulty selecting ...

The human brain is constantly responding to its environment, storing memories, learning new skills, and navigating complex social and emotional experiences. But what exactly influences the way our ...

A study tracking thousands of neurons shows how the brain separates memory content from context to support flexible recall.