The human brain is an amazingly mysterious organ. Although we control some brain functions, much of our brain’s inner workings are well beyond our control. Consider, for example, that it keeps our ...

Your brain is not one integrated system. Conscious thoughts, the words that go through your head, occur primarily in your cortex, which is the outer six layers of brain cells. It also processes the ...

Your brain isn't a single decision-making machine, but it's a dynamic battleground. Neuroscience reveals that what we often call “the brain” is actually three distinct systems that evolved over ...

We all find ourselves getting upset by people and events, and might overreact. But we can learn to recognize our own story in ...

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In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers explore how live and recorded music stimulates the brain, with live music found to induce stronger and ...