A new experiment suggests that the thalamus plays a key role in humans becoming consciously aware of stimuli their brain ...

This valuable study shows that locomotion-related modulations in the mouse visual cortex are not uniform but primarily affect neurons in muscarinic receptor-negative patches, which receive projections ...

Understanding how the brain functions is important for teachers. We surveyed more than 500 early childhood educators about ...

A massive, multi-year project led by over 150 scientists has produced the most detailed map yet of how visual information ...

Reaction to those cuts has focused understandably on the hundreds of thousands of civil servants who have lost their jobs or are on the verge of doing so and the harm that millions of people could ...

Researchers suggest two newly developed tests could help to identify cognitive impairments that would otherwise go undetected ...

A team of over 150 scientists has achieved what once seemed impossible: a complete wiring and activity map of a tiny section ...

Applin and its evolutions make their debut. Thanks to the Sweet Discoveries event, Applin, along with its evolutions will be the next creature to join Pokémon Go. Sweet Discoveries begins on ...

How do we learn something new? How do tasks at a new job, lyrics to the latest hit song or directions to a friend's house become encoded in our brains? The broad answer is that our brains undergo ...