How does the brain learn from mistakes? A new Duke study reveals a hidden circuit that helps control the learning process.

Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University have identified a specific brain circuit that may help explain the ...

Between the ages of three and four, children undergo a major leap in their ability to use grammar, and recent research ...

New research shows that sleep loss alters specific memory circuits, but also hints that a familiar compound may help restore ...

New research from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) reveals how two different parts of the brain's memory ...

Cells long thought to play a secondary role in brain function build their own far-reaching connections, according to a new ...

A signaling pathway best known for shaping the brain before birth also helps govern how adults learn, adapt, and persist in ...

Cells long thought to play a secondary role in brain function build their own far-reaching connections, a new study in mice showed. These pathways appear to connect distant regions in ways that have ...

We all have negative thoughts from time to time. But what if those fleeting moments of pessimism were doing more than just dampening your mood? According to new research, the way you think doesn't ...

The embryonic receptor "Smoothened" regulates dopamine and acetylcholine timing to control learning and habit formation in ...

CBD may help rebuild brain connections by acting as “molecular glue,” offering a new path for Alzheimer’s treatment research.

This suggests that some biological pathways leading to Alzheimer's may become active decades before symptoms emerge, ...