Neuroscientists have discovered that when the brain is distracted, coordinated “rotating” waves of neural activity help it steer back to focus.

Researchers at MIT’s Picower Institute found that rotating waves of brain activity help restore focus after distractions. In ...

The six anatomical layers of the mammalian brain cortex show distinct patterns of electrical activity which are consistent throughout the entire cortex and across several animal species, including ...

Yale scientists traced gamma brain waves to thalamus-cortex interactions. The discovery could reveal how brain rhythms shape perception and disease. For more than a century, scientists have observed ...

Sleep deprivation reliably caused attention failures despite their obvious dangers, like the potentially fatal consequences ...

Learn how MIT researchers uncovered how our brains try to clean themselves mid-day, costing us attention in the process.

Parkinson's disease is fundamentally a breakdown in the functioning of a part of the brain called the basal ganglia, robbing ...

(NEW YORK) — Can a baby’s brain waves predict the chance of autism? New research that looked at brain wave patterns of babies and toddlers showed the answer is likely yes. A research group in Boston ...

Sleep and wake: they’re totally distinct states of being that define the boundaries of our daily lives. For years, scientists have measured the difference between these instinctual brain processes by ...

Ever wondered why you zone out in the middle of a conversation sometimes? A new study shows it's because your brain is ...

As dementia becomes more widespread, Mayo Clinic researchers believe that artificial intelligence is the key to enabling earlier and faster diagnoses. By pairing AI and EEG (electroencephalogram) ...

For numerous individuals with schizophrenia, living with the condition involves challenges, not only related to ...