A new study led by researchers at Mass General Brigham suggests that different brain regions activated by creative tasks are part of one common brain circuit.

Researchers have systematically detailed, step by step, how cognitive maps form in the brain's hippocampus -- a region responsible for learning and memory.

Researchers have discovered a new type of neuron that plays a fundamental role in recognition memory -- how the brain registers the difference between new and familiar objects and forms long-term ...

In a new study published in Science, a Belgian research team explores how genetic switches controlling gene activity define ...

Two studies published in the latest issue of Science have revealed that birds, reptiles, and mammals have developed complex ...

As large-scale wildfires erupt around the world at an ever-increasing rate and scale, understanding of the health effects of ...

"I have yet to encounter a single human being who says, 'There's a bunch of plastic in my brain and I'm totally cool with ...

New research shows that different brain regions handle timing and location in distinct ways, offering fresh insights into how ...

A new study finds that microplastics and nanoplastics accumulate at higher levels in the brain than in the liver and kidney.

The word 'frontotemporal' refers to the front of the brain (frontal) and sides of the brain (temporal), which are most affected by this type of dementia. Frontotemporal dementia is most often ...

The human brain is remarkable for its ability to synthesize sensory inputs into a coherent perception of the external world. A central aspect of this is its capacity to process spatial and temporal ...

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