A new study has revealed compelling evidence that brain criticality—a dynamic balance between neural excitation and ...

A better understanding of how the human brain represents objects that exist in nature, such as rocks, plants, animals, and so ...

The cerebrum, especially the cerebral cortex, has long been thought to be the important part of our brain. However, the cerbrum contains less than 20 percent of the neurons in our brain. Eighty ...

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Paleoneurobiologist Emiliano Bruner explores the superpower of projecting images and words that has allowed us to make a ...

Adaptations in the placenta and the way it produces sex steroid hormones may have been crucial for our brain's evolution, and for the emergence of the cognitive and social traits that make us human." ...

This will lead to drowsy thinking, forgetfulness, and even depression. Check it: If brain fog is joined by fatigue, weight gain, hair loss, or cold intolerance, get your TSH and T3/T4 levels checked.

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Boosting the brain's tolerance to stress, including oxidative stress and inflammation, intermittent fasting may lessen your risk of developing brain problems and improve general brain health. 5.

Quirky stories from ScienceDaily's Mind & Brain section.June 12, 2025 — A team of scientists has discovered a direct link between the smell of food and feelings of fullness at least in lean mice ...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has confirmed that GPT-5 is set to launch this summer, marking the next major evolution of ChatGPT following April’s GPT-4.1 update. While details on the upgrade’s scale ...

A new model of memory — and a little-heralded type of brain cell — might explain why the human brain has such a huge storage capacity, researchers reported in the journal PNAS in May. The ...