Creativity is notoriously difficult to study as it unfolds, but musical improvisation offers a rare chance to watch spontaneous idea-generation in action.

A large 25-year study found that people who ate more high-fat cheese and high-fat cream had a lower risk of developing dementia, though the results only show an association—not proof of protection.

MRI signals don’t always match the brain’s true activity levels, overturning a core assumption used in tens of thousands of studies.

New research shows that buying second-hand gifts is typically a thoughtful, intentional decision rather than an impulsive one ...

Breast cancer can rapidly derail the brain’s day-night regulation of stress hormones, even before tumors are detectable.

New work explores why consciousness evolved and what observing birds can teach us about its biological purpose.

Closely related dopamine-releasing neurons in the olfactory bulb behave in fundamentally different ways depending on their physical structure.

New research shows that blood from older animals can speed up Alzheimer’s-related changes in the brain, while young blood may ...

Social isolation has a direct causal impact on how quickly cognitive function declines in later life, independent of whether someone feels lonely.

Neurons can rapidly rebalance their communication using a structural signal rather than electrical activity, overturning long-held assumptions about how synapses maintain stability.

Physical exercise triggers extracellular vesicles (EVs)—tiny particles in the blood—to act as temporary transport shuttles for key hormone precursors.

New research shows that deep learning can use EEG signals to distinguish Alzheimer’s disease from frontotemporal dementia ...