Post-pandemic, many organizations have turned to some form of a hybrid approach: employees splitting their time between remote work and commuting into the office. Instead of everyone interacting ...

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Our brains may work best when teetering on the edge of chaos. A new theory suggests that criticality a sweet spot between order and randomness is the secret to learning, memory, and adaptability. When ...

Life can be tricky. We have so many decisions to make. It's a good thing we have an orbitofrontal cortex and hippocampus to help us. These areas of the brain work together to help us sort through ...

Learn the new science of brain development and discover the importance of connections and learning for ongoing brain health.

A study in mice suggests infantile amnesia is not a failure of memory, but a developmentally useful process guided by brain ...

Not everyone is able to think quickly, but here are 11 obvious signs your mind works faster than the average person.

We usually don't think much about it, but our brain is pretty amazing! This three-pound organ is in charge of everything—from our thoughts and memories to our emotions and decision-making. And yet, ...

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Imagine you’re at your favorite coffee shop. Sadly, the barista only gets your order right about 75% of the time. According to most neuroscience research before 2025, your brain should release ...

Assistant Professor of Biomolecular Engineering Tal Sharf holds up a specialized chip for recording electrical activity in brain organoids. Artificial intelligence (AI) has proven its incredible ...