A study by Dorothy P. Schafer, Ph.D., and Travis E. Faust, Ph.D., at UMass Chan Medical School, explains how two different ...

Sensory overload can happen when you become overwhelmed by too much input from your environment, but knowing your triggers ...

Acute or short-lived pain, despite its bad reputation, is usually a lifesaver. It acts as a transient negative sensory ...

Scientists have developed a new machine learning method that reveals surprisingly consistent intrinsic brain patterns across different subjects by disentangling these patterns from the effect of ...

Sensory differences are central to autism, influencing how everyday environments are perceived, experienced, and impacting ...

It has long been understood that experiencing two senses simultaneously, like seeing and hearing, can lead to improved responses relative to those seen when only one sensory input is experienced by ...

Scientists at Skoltech developed a new mathematical model of memory that explores how information is encoded and stored.

Maintaining cognitive function is a top priority for Americans over the age of 50, and while diet and exercise are widely known to help, scientists are pointing to a less obvious, yet incredibly ...

When it comes to brain health, some things are out of your control. Age is the biggest risk factor for developing dementia, ...

The newfound ensemble of neurons could lead to therapies to treat persistent pain, which affects roughly one of five people ...

GP and author talks to Cormac and Claire about how our brains can get overwhelmed, our addiction to distraction and how to ...