Is consciousness something the brain produces, or is it woven into the fabric of reality itself? Renowned neuroscientist Christof Koch is challenging long-held scientific assumptions by confronting ...

Scientists looked at a wide range of brain scans to determine how consciousness gets so trippy on mind-altering drugs.

A gene mutation linked to schizophrenia may cause the brain to cling to outdated beliefs by disrupting a key decision-making ...

The hippocampus is a crucial part of the brain that plays a role in memory and learning, especially in remembering directions ...

An analysis of hundreds of images from several studies shows how hallucinogenic drugs drive activity in various regions of ...

A new study finds that looking at something and imagining it triggers the same exact process in the brain. It's also very similar to the process artificial intelligence uses to create an image.

Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and Sanford Burnham Prebys explore genetic factors in separate papers ...

A hidden waste-removal pathway in the brain has finally been caught in action. Using cutting-edge MRI scans, researchers ...

The approaches seem disparate, which is why most brain scientists choose individual strategies. But Silver believes the ...

When the stomach is full, how does the brain know to stop eating? Scientists long assumed the answer lies mainly with neurons ...

The diabetes drug you've heard of for 60 years just revealed a secret — it's been working on your brain all along.

Add another downside of lighting up to the list. The risks of smoking are well-documented, from the fact that a single ...