“Rather than actively shaping experience, the thalamus (if it is considered at all) has typically been relegated to a role in ...

Scientists have long known that the hippocampus is essential for forming new memories. It helps record where and when things ...

For families of children with severe epilepsy, controlling seizures is often just the beginning of their challenges. Even in ...

Loss of consciousness can pose real dangers for people with seizure disorders. And while not all seizures cause loss of ...

Globally, autism affects about 1 in 100 children, according to the World Health Organization. In the U.S., the rate is closer to 1 in 31, or 3.2%. That’s far higher than what researchers observe in ...

When a person remembers their friend telling them a funny story, they associate the sound of that friend talking with the appearance of that friend speaking and laughing. How does the human brain form ...

A new study explains how a parakeet's brain helps it to mimic human words. By recording for the first time the brain activity of parakeets as they made sounds, a research team at NYU Grossman School ...

Brains synchronize during deception, shaping trust decisions in milliseconds based on friendship and gain or loss.

New computer simulations suggest the first magnetic fields that emerged after the Big Bang were much weaker than expected — ...