Cognitive functions such as memory, learning, and information processing, traditionally associated with the brain, can also be found in the other parts of the body. A new study establishes that “all ...

As people drift into sleep, their brains do not shut down all at once. Instead, different brain regions change their activity ...

A new study reveals that a connection between the body and mind is built into the structure of the brain. The study shows that parts of the brain area that controls movement are plugged into networks ...

The limbic system of the human brain controls emotions. While researchers don’t know all the structures within it, some key parts include the amygdala, hippocampus, limbic cortex, and hypothalamus.

Sensory memories are stored for a few seconds at most. They come from the five senses: hearing, vision, touch, smell, and taste. They are stored only for as long as the sense is being stimulated. They ...

Michael Mauk and his team have made a discovery that adds an important detail to a computer simulation of the part of our brains called the cerebellum that directs many of the movements we make often.

Scientists have unveiled a groundbreaking preliminary atlas charting the intricate development of brain cells from early ...

A new brain-computer interface application that allows music to be composed by the power of thought has now been developed by scientists. Brain-computer interfaces, known as BCI, can replace bodily ...

At a talk Thursday evening, CU Boulder researcher Karen Boyd spoke about two of her studies on American Sign Language (ASL) conducted with colleagues in linguistics and psychology American Sign ...