New research published in Nature Communications sheds light on what happens in the brain during moments of sudden insight — ...

Researchers from the lab led by Prof. Joris De Wit (VIB-KU Leuven) have discovered an important clue to how connections ...

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

The smallest grooves on the brain's surface, unique to humans, have largely been ignored by anatomists, but recent studies show that they're related to cognitive performance, including face ...

Whenever something bad happens to us, brain systems responsible for mediating emotions kick in to prevent it from happening again. When we get stung by a wasp, the association between pain and wasps ...

What would it take to create a cyborg brain like the one in the new TV show Murderbot? The answer reveals what makes our own ...