Consciousness has long been treated as philosophy’s most stubborn mystery, yet a growing body of neuroscience is now tying ...

The human brain is a remarkable piece of machinery for its ability to control various functions throughout your body, from managing your heart rate to regulating your emotions. We don’t fully ...

It's a myth that we use only 10% of our brains. However, you're not alone in buying into this. A survey done about 10 years ago found that almost two-thirds of Americans shared this misconception.

“Facts First” is the tagline of a CNN branding campaign which contends that “once facts are established, opinions can be formed.” The problem is that while it sounds logical, this appealing assertion ...

A shared set of systems in the brain may play an important role in controlling the retrieval of facts and personal memories utilized in everyday life, new research shows. Scientists say their findings ...

Scientists have spent decades trying to understand whether the layered sheet of tissue that covers your brain follows one ...