The process of deciphering information conveyed by neurons in the human brain is known as neural coding. Conventionally, it has been done by considering how neurons change their rate of firing ...

Neurosurgeon Dr Brian outlines the brain's process during coffee consumption, highlighting the different parts that get activated during the coffee experience.

In a new study published Oct. 22 in the journal Neuron, Yale researchers show that this clutter alters how information flows in the brain, as does the precise location of that clutter within the wider ...

Neurons are the basic units of the brain. OpenStax, CC BY-SA. For decades, neuroscientists have thought that the brain learns by changing how neurons are connected to one another.

The human brain, often hailed as nature’s most powerful computer, is surprisingly slow when it comes to handling information. While our senses gather a mountain of data every second, our actual ...

Imagine you are in a soccer match, and it's tied. Each team will begin taking penalty kicks. The crowd is roaring, and whether or not your team wins the game depends on your ability to hit the shot.

Consciousness is at the center of human existence, the ability to see, hear, dream, imagine, feel pain or pleasure, dread, love and more. But where precisely does this reside in the brain? That is ...

"Learning and memory are generally associated with brains and brain cells alone, but our study shows that other cells in the body can learn and form memories, too," explains New York University's ...

Deep brain stimulation, or DBS, in which a needlelike metal electrode is placed into the brain tissue, is already an approved treatment for Parkinson’s, epilepsy, and a handful of other ...

Forgiveness in the brain (from a 2020 study) 1. Empathy and perspective taking. The first system includes structures and pathways involved in empathy and perspective taking, or sensing the emotions of ...

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