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Neuroscientists have discovered brain cells that form multiple coordinate systems to tell us ‘where we are’ in a sequence of behaviors. These cells can play out different sequences of actions, just like a music box can be configured to play different s…

Thanks to a ‘natural experiment’ involving 30,000 people, researchers were able to determine very precisely what an extra year of education does to the brain in the long term. To their surprise, they found no effect on brain structure and no protective…

A new study involving 8,500 children from across the United States has revealed that a form of air pollution, largely the product of agricultural emissions, is linked to poor learning and memory performance in 9- and 10-year-olds. The specific pollutan…

A research team has found that giving iron supplements to children living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in sub-Saharan Africa could be an important first step in optimizing brain development.

Researchers have discovered that the dorsal premotor cortex serves a ‘meta-learning’ function, overseeing and regulating physical movements. Once believed to be limited to movement planning, this region has now been shown, through computational modelin…

Antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) are an established therapy for pregnant women at risk of preterm birth. Researchers have found that babies given ACS had notably smaller volumes of two key brain regions, the bilateral amygdalae and caudate nuclei, which…

Your brain not only processes what you see but continuously makes predictions based on your experiences. This process may be less fine-tuned in people with autism, research suggests.

An important new study has demonstrated that a combination therapy can slow cognitive decline in older adults at risk for dementia.

Treating anxiety, depression and other disorders may depend on the amygdala, a part of the brain that controls strong emotional reactions, especially fear. But a deep understanding of this structure has been lacking. Now scientists have identified new …

Study shows how the heart and brain interact to influence sleep patterns and help with recovery.