A new study published in Nature suggests that the neural foundations of spatial navigation—the brain's internal "GPS"—may have emerged far earlier in evolution than previously believed. The research, ...

People who lose their visual imagination after a stroke share damage to a single neural circuit. A new analysis maps these ...

Researchers identify the fusiform imagery node as the brain's "imagination hub," explaining why strokes can cause the loss of visual mental imagery.

A new study reveals a missing area of brain activity in the minds of people with schizophrenia who hear voices. The analysis of brain wave data suggests a combination of two neurological functions ...

Young adults with high social anxiety show heightened activity in the brain's visual processing areas. These neural changes explain their high alertness to social threats and offer a physical marker ...

Scientists have created a device that can read a person's brain signals and translate their internal speech, at least on a modest level. Reading time 3 minutes Scientists are inching closer to making ...

When teenagers shift their sleep schedules between school days and weekends, the resulting mismatch can alter the physical ...