Live human brain slices show that only a razor‑thin balance of amyloid beta keeps synapses safe. Any disruption, even slight, ...

Several studies have looked at how we adapt to large changes in visual input by asking people to wear goggles that flip the ...

Have you ever been stuck on a problem, puzzling over something for what felt like ages without getting anywhere, but then ...

People have a lot of misconceptions about what the brain's left and right hemispheres do, but one well-known aspect of this division may be even more true than people realize: The brain not only ...

A global study of obsessive compulsive disorder unmatched in scale and led by Australian researchers has found the con­dition ...

Optical illusions are great fun, and they fool virtually everyone. But have you ever wondered if you could train yourself to ...

We live in an era of constant surveillance. Psychology research shows how this might change how we perceive the world — even ...

This paper addresses a valuable research question on the heritability of the brain's response to movie watching, given various parameters such as regional spatial hyperalignment and BOLD frequency ...

We live in an era of constant surveillance. Psychology research shows how this might change how we perceive the world—even ...

The rapid growth of digital technologies in the last quarter-century has multiplied the number and types of possible ...

People could reduce their risk of development of dementia by lowering their alcohol consumption. Heavy drinking has been ...

Dementia, which affects over 944,000 people in the UK, refers to conditions causing ongoing cognitive decline.