Michael Merzenich, Ph.D., is a professor emeritus at the University of California, San Francisco, and author of Soft-Wired: ...

The dads are in the house, making music for music’s sake, feeling it, and, whether they know it or not, are poster children ...

“Our latest research proposal really grew out of our interactions with the blind and visually impaired community in Atlanta,” ...

MRI data from a large sample reveals enhanced whole-brain connectivity in individuals who speak a second language.

One defining ingredient could explain vinegar’s health benefits: acetic acid. After it’s swallowed, acetic acid turns into ...

Unfortunately, there continues to be a very negative public view of ECT, partly due to its portrayal in the media.

City spokesman Benny Cartwright said the work began Oct. 7 and should be completed by the end of October. He did not ...

Scientists discovered that the molecule CaMKII helps neurons encode information over seconds, a key process in learning. This ...

You learn something new every day. And you don't even have to attend a class to do so. You might learn something by accident, ...

Scientists at Université de Montréal and its affiliated Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM) have uncovered unique roles for a protein complex in the structural organization and function of ...

A new study published in Molecular Psychiatry has revealed that a single dose of the psychedelic drug ...

Learning takes seconds to minutes, yet the brain was previously thought to encode information around 1000 times faster. A new ...