The team pinpointed the exact moment mice learned a new skill by observing the activity of individual neurons, confirming earlier work that suggested animals are fast learners that purposely test the ...

An international consortium of researchers has created the largest-ever database compiling records of brain activity during ...

The orbitofrontal cortex is located in the brain directly above the eyes in humans and rats, and is involved in flexible reward learning, which happens when we don’t know which of our choices will ...

Scientists have discovered a group of brain cells in the orbitofrontal cortex that become more active when outcomes are uncertain, revealing how the brain adapts and learns from unpredictable ...

Deep sleep mobilizes a peculiar interaction between neural waves and brain fluid, that is crucial for memory consolidation ...

Aging may come with its fair share of physical changes, but your brain doesn’t stop evolving just because you’ve hit 40. In fact, learning a new skill in your 40s or later can do more than just pass ...

The scientists believe that changes, or mutations, in the Usp9X gene may play a role in causing autism. If Usp9X doesn’t function correctly, it may prevent the brain from forming the healthy ...

Teacher educator, independent researcher, and author Zaretta Hammond has a new book out, Rebuilding Students′ Learning Power: Teaching for Instructional Equity and Cognitive Justice, which builds on ...

The human brain, once thought to lose much of its flexibility after childhood, continues remodeling itself throughout ...