Modern neuroscience understands the brain as a set of specialized systems. Aspects of brain function such as attention, ...

Scientists rebuilt human brain circuits in the lab and discovered that the thalamus acts as a central organizer of cortical wiring. The findings offer new insight into how brain networks form and why ...

Scientists have shown that brain connectivity patterns can predict mental functions across the entire brain. Each region has a unique “connectivity fingerprint” tied to its role in cognition, from ...

What if the key to being a better manager isn’t found in a new productivity hack, a different feedback framework, or a time management app—but in understanding the three-pound organ inside your head ...

Yawning has long been dismissed as a sign of boredom or fatigue, a social cue we mostly try to suppress in meetings and on ...

A new brain imaging study reveals that remembering facts and recalling life events activate nearly identical brain networks.

The brain’s hemispheres are specialized for efficiency. Modern neuroscience shows lateralization enhances function without ...

Your brain is constantly evolving. Throughout your life, it reshapes, adjusts, and grows stronger in response to learning, new experiences, and your habits. This amazing shape-shifting ability is ...