Humans and other animals gradually learn what sounds or other sensory cues in their surroundings are meaningful or ...

The stress hormone cortisol disrupts the brain's grid cells, blurring the internal GPS system and impairing navigation.

Drug addiction carries an extremely high risk of relapse, as cravings can be reignited by minor stimuli even long after one has stopped using. Previously, this phenomenon was attributed to a decline ...

A study published in Nature Communications in January 2026 found that general intelligence does not reside in any single ...

A chronological map of the fetal brain reveals when key cells emerge and provides clues about autism and cancer.

Schizophrenia risk may reflect two brain pathways with different cortical and subcortical balance. Early language learning ...