Scientists say different parts of the brain are programmed to process information over different lengths of time. Some areas ...

Researchers have created a protein that can detect the faint chemical signals neurons receive from other brain cells. By ...

Researchers mapped the brain connectivity of 960 individuals to uncover how fast and slow neural processes unite to support complex behavior.

Caltech researchers have quantified the speed of human thought: a rate of 10 bits per second. However, our bodies' sensory ...

A new protein sensor lets researchers see incoming brain signals, revealing how neurons process information tied to memory ...

Betty faces a seemingly simple choice between an apple and a donut. But as we'll soon discover, the brain's decision-making process is far from straightforward. Betty is standing before the healthy ...

The human brain is a fascinating and complex organ that supports numerous sophisticated behaviors and abilities that are ...

The human brain, often hailed as nature’s most powerful computer, is surprisingly slow when it comes to handling information. While our senses gather a mountain of data every second, our actual ...

A research team at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) has uncovered a fundamental principle of how the brain prioritizes vision and hearing differently depending on whether we are still or in ...

How you process language is influenced by how each side of your brain developed in early life. Peter Dazeley/The Image Bank via Getty Images Your brain breaks apart fleeting streams of acoustic ...