Music has the power to alter or reinforce our state of being. Scientists like Daniel Levitin want to harness its power to ...

Stretching your ability to focus is good for the brain. Paying close attention like that encourages the brain to pump more acetylcholine (a brain chemical important for learning, attention, and memory ...

A song pops into your head—and it’s exactly what you needed to hear. Coincidence? Maybe not. Your brain is sending signals ...

"She said she needed to stop at the drug store to pick up something... We walked to the pharmacy, where she picked up..." ...

(CNN) — Neuroscientists from 22 labs joined forces in an unprecedented international partnership to produce a landmark achievement: a neural map that shows activity across the entire brain during ...

Seeing and imagining use similar brain machinery. New research reveals the brain circuit that identifies what is real, which ...

(CNN) — People who consumed the highest levels of certain artificial sweeteners — equivalent to just one diet soda a day — saw a significant decline in their ability to remember and recall words when ...

Politically extreme people, whether on the far right or far left, have surprisingly similar brain responses, according to a study conducted by a team led by Oriel FeldmanHall from Brown University in ...

There’s a popular idea that our brains have two sides with two roles. The left side of the brain is analytical and concerned with facts and figures, whereas the right side of the brain is creative, ...

The investigative minds at Debunked challenge the popular idea of left brain vs. right brain dominance with current neuroscience findings. 3 people dead, suspect in custody after shooting outside ...