A new study sheds light on how the brain helps us to learn and make decisions in the real world.
Scientists have shown for the first time that non-invasive brain stimulation can be used like a scalpel, rather than like a hammer, to cause a specific improvement in precise memory.
Neurons in the subiculum appear to encode the current axis of travel, a new study reports.
A new study has shown for the first time that cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) strengthens specific connections in the brains of people with psychosis, and that these stronger connections are associated with long-term reduction in symptoms and recovery eight years later.
Researchers have discovered a mechanism the brain uses to help compensate when noise obscures speech sounds.
An international team of researchers has found evidence that the specific type of protein clumps in a person’s brain might help identify different ‘types’ of Alzheimer’s disease.
A new technology that allows researchers to examine circulation in the brain could help to identify early signs of neurological problems.
A group of neurons in the forebrain release dopamine when activated by visual or tactile stimuli, a new study reports.
Finally this week, researchers report using neuroimaging to map the brains of preterm babies soon after their born could hold clues as to possible disabilities they may develop.