Neuroscience fascinates, but behavior guides instruction. This post explains why teachers shouldn't need brain scans to know ...

Caffeine can make it difficult to fall asleep, but new research suggests it continues to affect your brain long after you’ve ...

Measuring the interaction of brain networks could potentially help identify teens at risk for dangerous drinking, according ...

New research suggests that sitting can lead to brain shrinkage and cognitive decline, even if you regularly exercise.

Currently, doctors diagnose diseases like dementia through a combination of questionnaires, which show memory problems and MRI scans.

The new system, published Tuesday by a lead author based at UCSF, aims to bring more nuanced diagnosis and treatment to head ...

Implicit Association Tests (IATs) are computerized tests that can be used to assess the subconscious association between ...

Aha moments may have their own mechanism in the brain, causing improved memory, new research from Duke and the University of ...

Turns out, there might really be something to the reports of people seeing their lives flash before their eyes during ...

A recent study found that 'huff-and-puff' movements, like running or lap swimming, were associated with better brain ...

In the study, the team used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to record people’s brain activity while they tried to solve visual brain teasers. These puzzles required the participants ...

Unlike MRIs which collect structural information and create images of the brain, MEG scans use sensors to detect the magnetic activity of neurons, visualised as brain waves. They are commonly used ...