Every day, people are constantly learning and forming new memories. When you pick up a new hobby, try a recipe a friend recommended or read the latest world news, your brain stores many of these ...
I was thirty-seven the first time it really scared me. I was telling a story to friends, mid-sentence, full confidence, when the word just… disappeared. Not a fancy word, either. A basic, everyday ...
Neuroscientists studying the shifts between sleep and awareness are finding many liminal states, which could help explain the ...
We've all experienced defeat at some point – losing a game, a potential new job, a debate. Now, a new study has found that the brain may learn from losing to others, with a specific group of neurons ...
Essentially, a brain scan is a picture of the inside of the skull. They’re typically obtained by technicians using either a ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) William Wright, University of California, San Diego and Takaki Komiyama, University of ...
William Wright receives funding from National Institutes of Health (NINDS) and the Schmidt Sciences. Takaki Komiyama receives funding from NIH, NSF, Simons Foundation, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and ...