A new brain imaging study reveals that remembering facts and recalling life events activate nearly identical brain networks.

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, ...

Remember when kids used to flip through encyclopedias to learn fun facts? Well, in today's digital age you don’t need a thick book to gain knowledge. Everything is accessible with a simple scroll.

Take a big inhale through your nose. Now, exhale. Breathing may seem simple, but it's controlled by a complex brain network. Each inhale gives the human brain information about the external world. And ...

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Modern neuroscience understands the brain as a set of specialized systems. Aspects of brain function such as attention, ...

As a psychologist and neuroscientist with over two decades of research, I’m shocked by all the pseudoscience and misinformation on the internet about the brain and mental health. The truth is: Brain ...

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy, otherwise known as CTE, is usually associated with professional sports like football and hockey — but you don’t need to be an NFL athlete to sustain serious head ...

Clinicians have demonstrated that doctors can gain a wealth of knowledge about a patient's cancer by using multiple laboratory techniques to study tumor tissue taken from needle biopsies of ...

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Research studying the effects of cannabis on the brain has often focused on adolescents, but a new study from CU Anschutz ...