How a brain's anatomical structure relates to its function is one of the most important questions in neuroscience. It explores how physical components, such as neurons and their connections, give rise ...

A single brain cell cannot think by itself, but when it's connected with millions of other cells, that network is capable of everything from deciding what's for dinner to contemplating the origins of ...

Practice may do more than make perfect. Researchers found that extensive training physically reorganizes the brain, allowing ...

Truths about how the mind works that quietly haunt anyone who learns them ...

Elizabeth Jonas first got interested in mitochondria by chance. In 1995, she was a postdoctoral researcher at Yale, working at the Marine Biological Lab in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, where she was ...

Much has been made of the power of habit. We’re encouraged to make healthy choices our default and to understand the way that the brain sets certain tasks, such as our morning commute, on autopilot to ...

Every time you master a new recipe, remember a phone number, or finally figure out how to fold a fitted sheet, your brain is learning. But new research shows that the brain learns in a more complex ...

Every day, we make choices. Some are tiny, while others can be potentially life-changing. Moreover, all of them live at the intersection of neurons and meaning. The brain works quietly in the ...

Neuroplasticity is real: Your brain is constantly changing and can form new neural connections throughout your life. Stress is a blocker: Chronic stress inhibits the brain’s ability to adapt and ...