Research shows for the first time that in natural vision, visual memory of images is affected by the size of the image on the retina.

An Italian-Swiss team demonstrates children reading skills can be improved through a novel child-friendly action video game.

While you snooze, your brain continues to monitor the environment, balancing the need to protect sleep with the need to wake up.

Counter to the general assumption that memories simply decay with time, ‘forgetting’ might not be a bad thing, according to scientists.

Dog brains can detect speech, and show different activity patterns to a familiar and an unfamiliar language, a new brain imaging study finds

Researchers used magnetic resonance imaging to study the brains of secondary school students during a task focused on musical observation.

It turns out that human memory can be edited on the fly, creating memories that are nowhere near set in stone.

A violinist playing a soothing melody tailored to a patient’s particular medical condition in the hospital can provide psychological aid.

People with asthma seem to be less likely to develop brain tumors than others. And now, researchers believe they have discovered why.

Researchers have found that only ten minutes of moderate-intensity running increases local blood flow to the various parts of the brain.

A long-term study has revealed drinking higher amounts of coffee may make you less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease.

When Jimi Hendrix's guitar solos are pounding out of the speakers—can you see Hendrix posing with his guitar?

Synthetic neurological data created using generative adversarial networks could speed up training of brain-computer interfaces.

Scientists say they have proven that grandmothers have strong nurturing instincts and are hard-wired to care deeply about grandchildren.

A new study of brain activity patterns in people doing a memory task finds that the way we make inferences changes dramatically as we age.

Mass media and general public often link violent video games to real-life violence, although there is limited evidence to support the link.

People are more honest in day-to-day life than previously thought—except for "a few prolific liars," according to the results of a new study

Few studies have investigated this pathway linking greenspace and developmental outcomes among children.

The brain is the most complex organ in the human body. Now, a new study has brought us closer to understanding some of its evolution.

Women over the age of 50 who had breastfed their babies performed better on cognitive tests compared to women who had never breastfed.