A key to understanding the brain lies in unpacking how hundreds of interconnected brain areas process information that leads to various outputs. In order to try to understand this, researchers ...

New research following children for more than a decade links high screen exposure before age two to accelerated brain maturation, slower decision-making, and increased anxiety by adolescence.

Decisions run our lives. From the moment we wake up and decide to get out of bed to the moment we turn off the light and decide to sleep, we make decisions. Those who can make hard decisions are ...

Visualization of 75,000 neurons (colored dots) active across the brain of an adult mouse across different stages of a decision-making task. Dot size reflects a cell’s average firing rate, such that ...

Neuroscientists have revealed how sensory input is transformed into motor action across multiple brain regions in mice. The research shows that decision-making is a global process across the brain ...

Humans possess a remarkable balance between stability and flexibility, enabling them to quickly establish new plans and ...

Children exposed to high levels of screen time before age two showed changes in brain development that were linked to slower ...

A long-term study shows how screen time in babies may alter brain development and increase vulnerability to anxiety years ...

Everyday sights and sounds quietly shape the choices people make, often without them realizing it. New research suggests that ...

If you scroll through TikTok or Instagram long enough, you'll inevitably stumble across the line: "Your frontal lobe isn't ...

You’re not bad at making decisions. You’re overwhelmed by noise. This piece shows why high achievers second-guess themselves ...

In a new study, Chinese researchers tested whether monitoring passengers’ brain activity could help self-driving systems make ...