Could the technology move beyond medical applications and into wide use?

The more time you spend on a task, the more your mind will start to wander. And it makes no difference how difficult or easy the task is.

New research potentially offers a new treatment alternative for brain cancer patients who currently have a poor prognosis.

An MIT study finds the brains of polyglots expend comparatively little effort when processing their native language.

New findings provide insight into how people use their powers of attention as well as what makes attention fail.

By enabling models to see the world more like humans do, the work could help improve driver safety and shed light on human behavior.

Study finds stimulating a key brain rhythm with light and sound increases peptide release from interneurons, driving clearance of an Alzheimer’s protein.

MIT neuroscientists have discovered a circuit that controls vocalization and makes sure that breathing is prioritized over speaking.

Combining two treatments could be a promising option for people, especially military veterans, with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Stimulating gamma brain waves may protect cancer patients from memory impairment and other cognitive effects of chemotherapy.