New research reveals a mental workaround that is activated through repetition and experience.

New research by Georgetown scientists shows how the brain rewires itself to automate learned tasks. The findings challenge a ...

For years, scientists believed that only humans and a handful of vertebrates could tell the difference between short and long ...

Scientists have long said we can’t multitask. A new study says we can - ‘This is unlocking a whole new set of questions,’ one ...

Summary: Researchers uncovered a direct link between irregular sleep patterns and lowered cognitive performance in early ...

Short-term memories are thought to be formed deep within the brain in structures such as the hippocampus, but little is known ...

Recent technological advances and the introduction of new digital media platforms have dramatically changed how people learn and source information about topics that interest them. Some recent studies ...

A newly discovered genetic clock acts as the master timekeeper for development, orchestrating crucial bursts of gene activity ...