The human brain is constantly flooded with sights, sounds and sensations, yet only a fraction of those experiences become ...

How the brain gets wired up matters. Consider the neurons involved in the sense of smell. Hook them up wrong, and suddenly ...

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Memories are initially formed in the hippocampus, but the thalamus is a key next step in the relay that is important for ...

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Long-term memory emerges from a sequence of molecular programs that sort, stabilize, and reinforce important experiences.

MIT researchers have discovered how an immune system molecule triggers neurons in a specific brain circuit to shut down social behavior in mice modeling infection.

A day after Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said that his office is investigating allegations that the Campbell’s Soup Co. uses bioengineered meat in their soups, the company is strongly ...

The human brain isn’t a blank slate waiting to be written by experience, according to research that challenges the ...