This paper represents a valuable contribution to our understanding of how LFP oscillations and beta band coordination between the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex of rats may relate to learning.

At Stanford, a treatment that aims magnetic pulses at the brain is showing results for people with treatment-resistant depression. It’s called SAINT, and here’s how it works.

MIT scientists found that what we see is strongly influenced by how alert or active we are. Parts of the brain responsible for planning and control send specialized signals that either boost or quiet ...

Princeton researchers found that the brain excels at learning because it reuses modular “cognitive blocks” across many tasks. Monkeys switching between visual categorization challenges revealed that ...

For a long time, it was believed that the prefrontal cortex—the part of our brain responsible for decision-making and impulse control—didn’t fully develop until the age of 25, which is when we’d ...

Vision shapes behavior and, a new study by MIT neuroscientists finds, behavior and internal states shape vision. The research, published Nov. 25 in Neuron, finds in mice that via specific circuits, ...

Caregiving is often considered a thankless job. It’s emotionally, mentally, and physically exhausting, with so many caregivers under pressure to balance their own health with that of the people they ...

Psychiatry faces a core challenge: We treat disorders of the mind with limited windows into real-time brain function. Unlike cardiology’s continuous monitoring (ECG, ultrasound, nuclear imaging), ...

Despite the proliferation of productivity tools, performance frameworks, and time management hacks, many leaders still end their days feeling overwhelmed and mentally spent. The cause isn’t always ...

HAMPTON ROADS, VA—It’s the organ that impacts everything, your focus, mood, and even anxiety, and doctors believe looking at brain waves can lead to healing. It's called Neurofeedback, and its ...