The human brain can change — but usually only slowly and with great effort, such as when learning a new sport or foreign language or recovering from a stroke. Learning new skills correlates with ...

Cerebellum highlighted in orange with magnified close-up of cerebellar Purkinje cells. Cerebellar means "relating to the cerebellum." Source: Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock In the mid-1970s, my ...

Ever wondered how fast your brain actually works? Well, scientists have just cracked the code. In an interesting new study, researchers discovered how quickly our brains process information. It turns ...

A computer model developed by researchers from Japan and Seattle's Allen Institute could lead to new methods for studying ...

The team pinpointed the exact moment mice learned a new skill by observing the activity of individual neurons, confirming earlier work that suggested animals are fast learners that purposely test the ...

The best time for learning may be when you feel exhausted. In A Nutshell Rats’ brains respond differently to the same ...

An impala runs away from a cheetah. Valerio Ferraro / REDA&CO / Universal Images Group via Getty Images Survival of the fittest often means survival of the fastest. But fastest doesn’t necessarily ...

The Brown University cognitive neuroscientist studies how the brain and body interact, with the goal of translating insights ...

New research shows that the brain separates “what an odor is” from “how it feels,” with each processed at distinct times.

One day, they're a wobbly mess; the next, they're running through the halls. Or their gibberish turns to full sentences seemingly overnight. Children undoubtedly develop new skills quickly, all while ...

In 1928, the Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming returned from a two-week vacation and realized he had made a significant oversight. In his haste to leave for his holiday, he had left a messy pile of ...