Neuroscience helps show why the concept of zero took (takes!) so long to take hold, both for deep thinkers and for children's developing minds.

Genetic variants influence the size of brain structures like the amygdala, hippocampus, thalamus, impacting cognitive ...

Summary: A recent study shows that prolonged mental exertion weakens connectivity between the brain’s frontal and parietal lobes, impacting cognitive efficiency. However, the brain has built-in ...

As this field progresses, the potential for more personalized, responsive approaches to brain health and well-being will only grow, paving the way for improved quality of life and a deeper ...

The cortical area overlying the insula toward the lateral surface of the brain is the operculum (meaning lid). The opercula are formed from parts of the enclosing frontal, temporal, and parietal lobes ...

The arrival this week of Once Human update The Way of Winter sees the sci-fi survival game climbing again on Steam. The new PvE scenario has brought the game back above 100,000 concurrent players ...

“Zero is, by many mathematicians, definitely considered one of the greatest — or maybe the greatest — achievement of mankind,” said the neuroscientist Andreas Nieder, who studies animal and human ...

Mars pareidolia strikes again. An image captured by the Perseverance rover in the course of its duties is one of the grisliest yet: it looks, for all the world, like a desiccated, decaying human head, ...

According to a survey published in March, 87% of Americans are concerned about age-related memory loss and a decline in brain function as they grow older, yet only 32% believe they can take action ...

While we have long understood the profound changes that the human body undergoes during pregnancy, the transformation of the maternal brain has for the most part remained a mystery — until now.