Study shows that people can boost attention by manipulating their own alpha brain waves.

Findings in mice suggest targeting certain brain circuits could offer new ways to treat some neurological disorders.

Design principles from robotics help researchers decipher elements controlling mental processes in the brain.

Fluorescent probe could allow scientists to watch circuits within the brain and link their activity to specific behaviors.

Clumps of amyloid protein emerge early in deep regions, such as the mammillary body, and march outward in the brain along specific circuits.

Rapid imaging method could help reveal how conditions such as autism affect brain cells.

Detailed observations in the lateral septum indicate region processes movement and reward information to help direct behavior.

How people interpret musical notes depends on the types of music they have listened to, researchers find.

System could help with diagnosing and treating noncommunicative patients.

Study reveals brain regions that respond differently to the presence of background noise, suggesting the brain progressively hones in on and isolates sounds.