Vascular dementia has long been overshadowed by Alzheimer’s disease, yet it is one of the leading causes of cognitive decline ...

What is the neuropsychological basis for the brain's ever-changing contextualized goals? I explore this question from the perspective of the Affect Management Framework (AMF).

Robots now see the world with an ease that once belonged only to science fiction. They can recognise objects, navigate ...

A new study challenges what's long been assumed about genetic variants thought to always cause inherited blindness.

Our thoughts are specified by our knowledge and plans, yet our cognition can also be fast and flexible in handling new ...

Scientists say their new insights into how a key brain protein works could help resolve a long-standing question in molecular ...

Memories and learning processes are based on changes in the brain's neuronal connections, and as a result, in signal ...

A study reveals our brain development changes at ages 9, 32, 66 and 83.

When we watch someone move, get injured, or express emotion, our brain doesn’t just see it—it partially feels it. Researchers ...

In a landmark effort to understand how the physical structure of our DNA influences human biology, Northwestern investigators and the 4D Nucleome Project have unveiled the most detailed maps to date ...

Testing involves scanning the brains of healthy participants and then subjecting them to a database of funny words, ...

New 3D genome maps reveal how DNA folding controls gene activity, offering fresh clues into disease and cell function.