Recent research shows that your brain doesn’t pay attention in one smooth stream—instead, it switches focus in quick bursts, about 8 times per second. This process, called “attentional sampling,” ...

Recent research shows that your brain doesn't pay attention in one smooth stream-instead, it switches focus in quick bursts, about 8 times per second. This process, called "attentional sampling," ...

Sensory overload is often about uncertainty and how long the brain has to stay engaged—especially in autism and ADHD.

Neuroscientists have been trying to understand how the brain processes visual information for over a century. The development ...

When you see a bag of carrots at the grocery store, does your mind go to potatoes and parsnips or buffalo wings and celery? It depends, of course, on whether you're making a hearty winter stew or ...

Researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience have become the first to fully characterize cell activity from a little relay station in the center of the human brain. This aids our ...

When we watch someone move, get injured, or express emotion, our brain doesn’t just see it—it partially feels it. Researchers found eight body-like maps in the visual cortex that organize what we see ...

In today’s world, it’s easy to fall prey to the flood of trivial information bombarding our brains. While technological advancements enrich our lives, they also have an insidious effect: The ability ...