Birdwatching may strengthen the brain.

A new study in expert birders suggests that becoming an expert in a given field could help slow down cognitive decline.

Researchers challenge the "efficiency" theory of the brain, showing that neurons become more coordinated and share more information as learning occurs.

When you get better at a skill-recognizing a familiar face in a crowd, spotting a typo at a glance, or anticipating the next move in a game-sensory neurons in your brain become more coordinated, ...

For decades, scientists have mapped attention, memory, language, and reasoning to separate brain networks — yet one big mystery remained: why does the mind feel like a single, unified system?

Specific rhythms of flickering light can synchronise brain activity, offering clues about perception and possible future ...

From a purely physical standpoint, the nose takes up a noticeable part of each eye’s visual field. Positioned directly ...

Brain freeze — the sharp, seconds-long headache we get from ingesting something cold — is rooted in the way our brain senses ...