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 almost a century, psychology and neuroscience researchers have been trying to understand the processes via which humans and other animals acquire new skills or learn to deal with specific ...

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

Researchers challenge the long-standing "neural independence" theory, showing that learning actually makes neurons more coordinated.

A team led by engineers at the University of California San Diego has developed a new brain-inspired hardware platform that could help computer hardware keep pace with the explosive growth of ...

It’s true that the brain slows down as we age, but that’s normal—and all of us can practice some simple strategies to ...

Motor imagery or imagined limb movements can power brain–computer interface (BCI) devices, such as prostheses and wheelchairs, supporting rehabilitation for people with neuromusculoskeletal disorders.

Motor imagery (MI) is the mental process of imagining a specific limb movement, such as raising a hand or walking, without physically performing it. These imagined movements generate distinct patterns ...

Teachers can use these research-based cognitive and behavioral cues to help students feel capable, focused, and ready to work ...

"If the human brain were so simple that we could understand it, we would be so simple that we couldn't." — Emerson M. Pugh. In a previous piece, I argued that introspection may ...

Age is more than just one number. While neuroscientists used to think of cognitive aging as a single trendline, they now realize that vast individual differences require a more predictive and ...