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Thinking in Sync: How Brain Rhythms Support Intelligence

Thinking in Sync: How Brain Rhythms Support Intelligence

Your brain has a hidden beat — here's how smarter minds sync to it.

Dancing Brainwaves – How Sound Reshapes Your Brain Networks in Real Time

Dancing Brainwaves – How Sound Reshapes Your Brain Networks in Real Time

Your brain doesn’t just hear a steady rhythm or musical tone—it reorganizes itself in real time. Here’s why that matters.

The Dopamine Clock: How Your Brain Predicts When You'll Feel Good

The Dopamine Clock: How Your Brain Predicts When You'll Feel Good

Scientists found that dopamine-producing neurons forecast not only reward, but its timing—some fire for immediate rewards, others for future ones

Decades-Old Assumptions About Brain Plasticity Upended

Decades-Old Assumptions About Brain Plasticity Upended

Researchers challenge a decades-old assumption in neuroscience by showing that the brain uses distinct transmission sites — not a shared site — to achieve different types of plasticity. 

Mapping a New Brain Network for Naming

Mapping a New Brain Network for Naming

Scientists have long sought to understand how the brain retrieves words during speech. Now researchers at New York University shed light on this mystery.

Brain Scans Reveal What Happens in the Mind When Insight Strikes

Brain Scans Reveal What Happens in the Mind When Insight Strikes

Researchers use functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to record brain activity while solving visual brain teasers. The results were surprising!

How the Brain Adapts to Reduce Distractions

How the Brain Adapts to Reduce Distractions

Research shows that the brain learns to filter out distracting stimuli over time.

Brain Imaging Reveals Surprises About Learning

Brain Imaging Reveals Surprises About Learning

Researchers use brain activity to determine why mice make mistakes.

How the Brain Links Related Memories Formed Close in Time

How the Brain Links Related Memories Formed Close in Time

Why memories from the same day seem connected while events from weeks apart feel separate.

Meet the Newly Discovered Brain Cell that Allows You to Remember Objects

Meet the Newly Discovered Brain Cell that Allows You to Remember Objects

A new type of brain cell that plays a central role in our ability to remember and recognize objects reshapes our understanding of how memory works.

Key Pathway Discovered Linking Neurons to Memory Genes

Key Pathway Discovered Linking Neurons to Memory Genes

How neurons relay critical information long distance, activating  genes for learning and memory

'With a Grain of Salt': How Humans Learn From Others

'With a Grain of Salt': How Humans Learn From Others

Understanding how we learn from others despite our individual differences