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Researchers have discovered a fundamentally new role for inhibition in the visual cortex, refining how neurons encode object motion.

Despite long-term profit expectations, many people shy away from investing their money in supposedly riskier forms of investment. Why? Scientists have now developed a model that makes real-life stock buying behavior comprehensible for the first time. T…

A cutting-edge laboratory technique that turns human stem cells into brain-like tissue now recapitulates human brain development more accurately than ever, according to a new study. The research demonstrates how to grow brain ‘organoids’ — self-organi…

Using a noninvasive brain stimulation technique, researchers demonstrated that nocturnal stimulation could enhance memory consolidation during sleep.

Organization — or lack of it — in brain’s piriform cortex allows us to differentiate one smell from another.

Something as simple as a dietary supplement could reduce disruptive, even abusive behavior, according to newly released research.

A new joint study identifies the brain mechanism that accounts for the discrepancy between low decoding skills and high reading comprehension in some children with dyslexia.

Neurobiologists have identified a mechanism that allows the brain to recreate vivid sensory experiences from memory, shedding light on how sensory-rich memories are created and stored in our brains. Using smell as a model, the findings offer a novel pe…

Scientists find that certain neurons release nitric oxide onto nearby blood vessels, and potentially use this mechanism to control awareness in the brain.

Increased frontal brain activity in healthy older adults reflects reduced efficiency rather than a way to maintain cognitive function, finds a study of two human samples. The findings contradict a leading theory in the neuroscience of aging.