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As a researcher investigating how electric brain stimulation can improve people’s powers of recollection, I’m often asked how ...

The brain is more changeable than most people realize—and the things that change it the most aren't complicated.

The human brain contains about 86 billion neurons. These cells fire electrical signals that help the brain store memories and send information and commands throughout the brain and the nervous system.

A new review proposes that categorization is a predictive brain function that prepares action before perception. Drawing on ...

How does the brain categorize objects? Scientists reveal that categorization is a predictive process where the brain prepares an action plan before perceiving a stimulus.

You can use up all the storage on your phone or max out your computer's drive, but can you use up all the memory space in your brain? Despite how you might feel before an exam or after a sleepless ...