Understanding others’ beliefs—especially false ones—is key to human communication and begins to develop between ages three ...

In people with benign MS, there is a loss of overall brain tissue but other parts of the brain may grow to help compensate ...

Research that is taking a closer look at activity in the thalamus—a region long considered a relay station for the brain and ...

When pain strikes from multiple sources—such as a paper cut followed by contact with hot water—the experience can feel ...

Answering the question of when consciousness emerges is deeply tied to the mystery of what it actually is and how it can be ...

Summary: Psychosis may start not with hallucinations, but with subtle motor changes like reduced grip strength. A new study ...

Scientists at the University of Amsterdam discovered that our brains automatically understand how we can move through ...

The primary visual cortex (V1) is probably the best characterized area of primate cortex, but whether this region contributes directly to conscious visual experience is controversial. Early ...

Experiences of insight come with a burst of brain activity — and a memory boost.

Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Industries, has enforced a simple but powerful leadership rule: maintain eye contact.

New research analyzed brain imaging information with clinical evaluation to derive six brain-based psychopathology dimensions ...

A midbrain structure responsible for eye movement has been discovered that also plays a key role in cognitive perception and ...