STORRS, Conn. — Music makes us tap our feet and feel emotions without us consciously deciding to do so. But why? According to fascinating research, it’s not just about your brain predicting what comes ...

They say there's only one chance to make a first impression, but what makes that memory last? Research scientists now suggest that when memory-related neurons in the brain fire in sync with certain ...

Brains sync when collaborating on a task- even when they are not physically together. The corresponding study was published in Neuropsychologia. When people interact, their brains activate in a ...

The ability of the brain to synchronize with the tone and intonation of speech influences how language is processed. Study results could help design more effective activities to train the brain in ...

Brain wave synchronization, also called neuronal coherence, is a fundamental mechanism of communication in the brain, where synchronized field potentials coordinate synaptic and spiking events to ...

In the early 20th century scientists began to record brain activity using electrodes attached to the scalp. To their surprise, they saw that brain activity is characterized by slow and rapid ascending ...

Image of synchronized brain activity in a rodent brain from the SISSA laboratory in Italy Source: Courtesy of SISSA The brain is divided into various regions, neural networks, and functional circuits ...