Our brains may work best when teetering on the edge of chaos. A new theory suggests that criticality a sweet spot between order and randomness is the secret to learning, memory, and adaptability. When ...

A crucial link between the brain's cleaning system and deterioration of neurons associated with Alzheimer's disease has been ...

Researchers are increasingly worried about the twin health hazards of extreme heat and pollution, which can amplify each other.

Staying positive can cut the risk of memory loss in middle age, a 16-year study suggests.Researchers tracked more than 10,000 people aged over 50 and found those with higher levels of wellbeing were ...

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In our book Demystifying Psychiatry, we define psychiatry as “the medical specialty that deals with disorders affecting the ...

A new study has revealed compelling evidence that brain criticality—a dynamic balance between neural excitation and ...

Researchers have now shown that, despite individual differences in neuron activity, a shared underlying structure guides the ...

Understanding others’ beliefs—especially false ones—is key to human communication and begins to develop between ages three ...