Vision shapes behavior and, a new study by MIT neuroscientists finds, behavior and internal states shape vision. The new ...

Scientists mapped brain activity across the day and found the same neurons create completely different networks depending on ...

Inside the artist’s brain, creativity emerges not as magic, but as a disciplined dance between imagination, emotion and ...

When it comes to brain function, neurons get a lot of the glory. But healthy brains depend on the cooperation of many kinds ...

This correspondence between brain state and brain responsiveness (statedependent responses) is outlined at different scales from the cellular and circuit level, to the mesoscale and macroscale level.

Nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord are wrapped in an insulating sheath known as myelin. For a long time, this barrier, ...

A new study suggests that the brain uses distinct neural pathways to process different aspects of personal well-being. The ...

The question of consciousness has puzzled scientists for decades, but new research suggests the answer lies not in what consciousness is, but rather in what purpose it serves. According to Professors ...