What happens to your brain after 14 days of limited sleep? Here's the somniaphage effect, how chronic sleep deprivation impacts memory, mood, and cognitive function, and why prioritising sleep is ...

A new study shows that 20 minutes of cardio can trigger memory-linked brain waves in the hippocampus, offering the first direct evidence of this effect in humans.

A neuroscience-backed explanation of why high achievers struggle with decisions under pressure and how to break the cycle by separating ideation from execution.

When mice exercise, their livers release GPLD1 into the bloodstream. The enzyme travels to the blood vessels surrounding the brain and removes TNAP from the surface of those cells. By trimming away ...

Chronic back pain changes brain responses, making everyday sounds feel more distressing than physical pressure.

Professor of Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Connecticut Cognitive psychology and neuroscience studies have found that the exact opposite is often true when it comes to politics: ...

People with Parkinson's disease and their doctors confront many unknowns, including the answer to exactly how deep brain stimulation (DBS) relieves some of the motor symptoms patients experience. In a ...

Fossils of a tiny sea creature that died more than half a billion years ago may compel a science textbook rewrite of how brains evolved. "To our knowledge, this is the oldest fossilized brain we know ...

According to a new study, fossils of a tiny sea creature with a delicately preserved nervous system solve a century-old debate over how the brain evolved in arthropods, the most species-rich group in ...