Psychology and neuroscience provide intriguing answers.

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Brain health is critical to the preservation of memory, attention and quality of life as we age. Neurologists stress that by ...

Genetics, audio processing and environment can all impact how our brains connect sounds to the symbols we use to read ...

Brooke said communication skills are lower than they were even 10 to 20 years ago, and she tied that to missing human ...

A neuroscientist survey shows that 40 percent think it might be possible to preserve a human brain, potentially well enough ...

The way the brain develops can shape us throughout our lives, so neuroscientists are intensely curious about how it happens.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly used to analyze medical images, materials data and scientific measurements, but ...