A new study has found that any alteration to specific creative circuits in the brain can release a spur of creativity. While ...

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 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 ...

"They just need to change their mindset,” some leaders say. Mindset is powerful and malleable. But we can have greater impact ...

Discover how playing games impacts the brain, from stimulating cognitive functions and emotions to enhancing social interactions and potential addictive behavior.

2022). The basic concept was that the human brain incorporates an older mammalian brain, the limbic system, and an even older ...

Examining the nature and origin of human intelligence and the intersection with machine intelligence in the past, present and (posited) future.

Although no single food can improve mental sharpness, focus, and memory, some research shows that a nutrient-rich diet with plenty of omega-3 fats, antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals is important ...

Scientists have taken a look at the effect dying has on the human brain and what they found is pretty insane. The idea that your brain just stops working when you die couldn't be further from the ...

When a child develops a brain tumor, early diagnosis is essential. Alan Cohen, M.D., director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, shares the most common signs and symptoms ...

Our bodies rely on their lymphatic system to drain excessive ... setting,” Hauglund says. Most brain imaging techniques require a subject, an animal or a human, to be still.

A man with paralysis who had electrodes implanted in his brain can pilot a virtual drone through an obstacle course simply by imagining moving his fingers. His brain signals are interpreted by an ...