According to a recent study, when your mind goes blank, your brain enters a state of sleep, temporarily shutting down while you remain awake ...

Our brains begin to create internal representations of the world around us from the first moment we open our eyes. We ...

Researchers have unveiled the Duke Mouse Brain Atlas, a cutting-edge, three-dimensional map that captures brain structures from large regions down to individual cells.

The communication between the brain and bodily organs is fundamental to emotion regulation and overall mental health. The ...

New research reveals that neurons in the visual cortex are far more adaptable than previously thought, responding dynamically to complex stimuli during object recognition tasks.

WashU Medicine researcher Polina Lishko, a BJC Investigator and professor of cell biology and physiology, has shown in mice ...