As you read this sentence, think about where your eyes fall on each word. The optimal placement, according to Assistant Professor Andriana Christofalos, is just left of center.

A new study from the School of Neurobiology, Biochemistry, and Biophysics reveals a surprising insight into the operation of ...

A Harvard lecturer explains how to communicate your ideas so they are persuasive and unforgettable. The human brain is engineered to ignore most of what it sees and hears, according to the ...

How we learn to predict an outcome isn’t determined by how many times a cue and reward happen together. Instead, how much ...

A few blobs of lab-grown brain tissue have demonstrated a striking proof of concept: living neural circuits can be nudged toward solving a classic control problem through carefully structured feedback ...

A new comedic play and a 20-year neurology study explore what we can do to prevent dementia and cognitive decline.

No body, no dopamine, no problem. Scientists have successfully coached lab-grown brain tissue to solve a classic robotics challenge, proving that the will to learn is hardwired into our neurons.

A new ‘pop-up’ device developed by Professor John Rogers lets scientists map and manipulate activity in human neural ...

Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz have trained lab-grown brain organoids to solve a goal-directed task, ...

One type of cognitive training appears to reduce the risk of dementia 20 years later. Even a modest amount of mental exercise appears to reduce the risk of dementia for decades. NPR's John Hamilton ...