This early plasticity, put simply, means it's easier to mold the architecture of an infant's brain than to retrain and rewire certain connections later on in life, which is why adults often have a ...

The cerebellum (which is Latin for ‘little brain’) is the area of the brain in charge of fine motor coordination and balance, and it keeps our movements smooth and stable by predicting what our next ...

Dragline silk or major ampullate (MA) silk, the part of a spider's web that forms the main frame and spokes, is one of the ...

Studies have shown that even a few hours of monocular deprivation can markedly improve the visual function of the deprived eye in adults. However, the underlying neural mechanisms of this ocular ...

Systemic factors, including gut-derived metabolites, immune mediators, and blood‑borne factors, play essential roles in regulating key aspects of neural ...

In the human context, we hit “decide” before “review,” and we focus on the noise rather than the signal. By doing so, we too don’t take the time to review the past with pause, context, and its ...

New research provides evidence that the brain’s ability to process signals and adapt to new information fluctuates ...

Decades of research into the ramifications of chronic and/or extreme stress have shown that prolonged exposure leads to significant psychological and ...