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

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 ...

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, ...

Why does time seem to move faster as we age? Psychologists and neuroscientists have explored this fascinating phenomenon—and the results are surprising. Ever found yourself saying, "Wait, that was two ...