It's common knowledge that our brains—and, specifically, our brain cells—store memories. But a team of scientists has ...

Nevertheless, it serves the purpose of estimating information processing. Previously, it was believed that synapses came in very limited sizes and strengths. However, recent research suggests ...

New research reveals that cells outside the brain can store and process memories, challenging the view that memory is limited ...

A mysterious electromagnetic mechanism may be more important than the firing of neurons in our brains to explain our ...

The claustrum complex, a small yet powerful region in the brain, has intrigued scientists for years. Found across mammalian ...

Researchers have identified a potential diagnostic tool for schizophrenia by measuring brain cell activity between the ...

Can your kidneys remember something as well as your brain can? A new study finds the surprising ability of the cells outside ...

Having decreased or damaged white matter can slow the brain’s ability to process information. Overall, “it shows us that ...

By measuring the brain’s electrical signals, researchers in the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology's ...

Over the course of evolution, the human brain has developed ways to "vote" on which bits of information are most relevant ...

Researchers have developed a potential diagnostic tool for schizophrenia by observing how patients process conflicting information.

Brain cells turn on the "memory gene" -- when they detect a pattern in the information and restructure their connections to ...