Several athletes at the Olympics have looked as if they're dancing just before they set off to compete, but they are visualizing.

Scientists have discovered that turtles possess advanced visual processing abilities once thought to be unique to mammals.

A new study from the School of Neurobiology, Biochemistry, and Biophysics reveals a surprising insight into the operation of the ancestral brain: the visual cortex of turtles is capable of detecting ...

We see not just with our eyes, but with our brains. A mosaic of specialized areas in a brain region known as the visual cortex interprets different sights, helping us identify everything from solid ...

Suppressing laughter in solemn settings can backfire. Here’s what brain science says about why ‘church giggles’ feel unstoppable.

Brain teasers are short puzzles designed in such a way that they encourage logical thinking. These puzzles surely appear very simple at first but they have many twists. There are many types of brain ...

Psychedelic substances are increasingly being used under medical supervision to treat anxiety disorders and depression. However, the mechanisms by which these substances influence our perception and ...

New research shows how psychedelics alter visual processing and boost memory-linked brain circuits to generate hallucinations, revealing mechanisms with therapeutic implications.

Children who spent a lot of time on screens before the age of two showed changes in brain development that were later linked ...

Turtles are able to grasp that the same object seen from different angles is not a different object, an important trait for ...

Dreams offer a unique mental escape, allowing the brain to process memories, regulate emotions, and even simulate real-life ...

Certain types of brain-training exercises could lower the risk of dementia by about 25%, according to new research connected to a long-running study supported by the National Institutes of Health.