The brain may organize emotions like locations on a map, revealing a hidden system that helps people interpret changing feelings.

Researchers examined anatomy of neurons from humans, mice and fruit flies. They discovered that the cellular structure of the brain is at a critical point, poised between two phases. New insights ...

How does a single cell reliably build one of the most complex structures known in nature? New research suggests the answer ...

Researchers used AI and deep learning to find a link between brain structure and navigation skills but found no measurable ...

Just like muscles grow stronger with exercise, the brain can also be trained and improved through challenge, rest, and healthy habits. According to neuroscience research, mental abilities such as ...

A recent study published in the Journal of Sleep Research suggests that people who frequently experience lucid dreams have specific physical network patterns in their brains. Scientists found that the ...

Do you want to improve the structure and function of your brain? Research at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign continues to ...

Steven Weisberg, a researcher at the University of Texas at Arlington, found that advanced artificial intelligence tools could not uncover a clear link between brain structure and navigation ability ...

When a magnet is heated up, it reaches a critical point where it loses magnetization. Called “criticality,” this point of high complexity is reached when a physical object is transitioning smoothly ...