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A new study by biomedical engineers and neuroscientists shows that the brain’s visual regions play an active role in making sense of information.

How do we learn new things? Neurobiologists using cutting-edge visualization techniques have revealed how changes across our synapses and neurons unfold. The findings depict how information is processed in our brain’s circuitry, offering insights for n…

A new study suggests that climate trauma — such as experiencing a devastating wildfire — can have lasting effects on cognitive function.

Focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) type 2 is a congenital malformation of the cerebral cortex that is often associated with difficult-to-treat epilepsy. In the affected areas, nerve cells and their layer structures are arranged in an atypical manner, which…

Getting therapeutic drugs past the blood-brain barrier has long been a major challenge in treating brain diseases. Now, researchers have explored how cholesterol-modified heteroduplex oligonucleotides (Chol-HDOs) enhance drug delivery to the brain. The…

A new imaging study showed that listening to favorite music affects the function of the brain’s opioid system.

Researchers have identified the key brain regions that are essential for logical thinking and problem solving.

The smallest control system of vision in mammals has been mapped — a discovery that opens entirely new insights into how our vision works and how it can be affected by disease.

The human brain can learn through experience to filter out disturbing and distracting stimuli — such as a glaring roadside billboard or a flashing banner on the internet. Scientists have used electroencephalography (EEG) to show that early visual proc…

Researchers have developed a new, neuroplasticity-promoting drug closely related to LSD that harnesses the psychedelic’s therapeutic power with reduced hallucinogenic potential.