MIT researchers tested the “Spatial Computing” theory and found that brain waves organize neurons into flexible, ...

Humans possess a remarkable balance between stability and flexibility, enabling them to quickly establish new plans and ...

Our thoughts are specified by our knowledge and plans, yet our cognition can also be fast and flexible in handling new ...

Study demonstrated that the Homer1 gene improves focus by reducing “noise” in the prefrontal cortex, with implications for studying attention disorders.

Attention disorders such as ADHD arise when the brain struggles to separate important signals from irrelevant noise. At any ...

Our brains constantly work to make predictions about what’s going on around us, for instance to ensure that we can attend to and consider the unexpected. A new study examines how this works during ...

The concept that cognitive health can be preserved or improved is often expressed as "use it or lose it." Numerous modifiable risk factors are associated with "losing" cognitive abilities with age and ...

My neuroscientist father was always quick to admit that despite decades of brain research, he still didn't really know how certain lifestyle choices and daily habits improved or diminished cognitive ...