The default mode network (DMN) is a set of interconnected brain regions known to be most active when humans are awake but not ...

While it is known that stress impacts learning and decision-making, Dr. Jennifer Resnik of the university’s Department of ...

Chronic stress weakens the brain’s ability to process sounds, requiring louder stimuli to trigger normal responses, according to new research in mice.

Chronic stress does more than just affect mood—it may actually change the way we hear. Researchers found that stressed mice ...

After a week of stress, mice show changes in how their brains process sound, reducing how well they perceive loud noises, ...

That's because your nerves are on edge, she says; if you're overstimulated, you feel unsafe and, as a result, react strongly.

Jack Wainwright summarises a qualitative review which finds that receiving a diagnosis of autism in adulthood was largely ...

Scientists crack the code of the decision-making process in the human brain. Prefrontal cortex is the key to decision-making ...

Because Autistic people process and express emotions differently than neurotypical people, researchers have incorrectly ...

Canadian media theorist Marshall McLuhan’s ideas shaped museum curation through his friend, designer Harley Parker, in the ...

If AI systems were trained to adapt to and resolve conflicting information just as the human brain does, they would become ...