By activating the visual cortex electrically, those modules generate simple spots or patterns of light that the brain can try ...

People who pull an all-nighter or work back-to-back overnight shifts lose more than alertness. A growing body of primary ...

When you see a bag of carrots at the grocery store, does your mind go to potatoes and parsnips or buffalo wings and celery? It depends, of course, on whether you're making a hearty winter stew or ...

A neuroimaging study in Italy found that autobiographical memories are represented across the hippocampus and interconnected ...

The 1950s were a relatively rudimentary era for experimental neurophysiology. Recording the electrical activity of neurons wasn’t uncommon, but the methods often demanded considerable patience and ...

A new University of Otago—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka-led study has put its own spin on Pavlov's dog experiment, shining a light on ...

Whether we're staring at our phones, the page of a book, or the person across the table, the objects of our focus never stand in isolation; there are always other objects or people in our field of ...