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In laboratory experiments, the team used the device to send tiny, patterned bursts of light into the brains of genetically ...

One NASA astronaut and two Roscosmos cosmonauts returned to Earth from the International Space Station on Tuesday. Cosmonauts ...

Recent advances in brain imaging and stimulation techniques have transformed our ability to investigate the complex circuitries governing voluntary ...

In a new study, Yale researchers offer a look into how infants’ brains work and change over time, and how these processes can be disrupted by preterm birth. The findings, the researchers say, could ...

In a new paper with implications for preventing Alzheimer's disease and other neurological disorders, Keith Hengen, an associate professor of biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St.

According to research, there may be similar underlying causes for both physical and cognitive weariness. Demanding mental ...

Training exercises designed to improve cognitive control in children do not make a significant difference to their ability to delay gratification or to their academic achievement, nor do they lead to ...