Contributor: Nina R. Eastes The idea of a “smarter brain pill” gets a lot of hype. But behind the buzz, a quieter story has ...

Changes in speech speed and fluency are associated with executive function throughout the adult lifespan, not just with aging ...

The human brain can learn through experience to filter out disturbing and distracting stimuli -- such as a glaring roadside billboard or a flashing banner on the internet. Scientists have used ...

The research team, led by Yu Qiang, a professor at Tianjin University, found that long-term changes can tune short-term dynamics, enabling neurons to read a series of spikes over time as a pattern in ...

Have you ever found yourself searching for a word you should know, forgetting what you were just doing, or feeling mentally ...

The brain is a complex organ that regulates everything you do. It sends and receives chemical and electrical signals through the body that control and coordinate thought, memory, emotion, ...