When users swipe through profiles on dating applications, their brains make split-second decisions based on limited visual information. A new study suggests that these rapid judgments rely on two ...

People who have experienced chronic stress or trauma often report feeling unlucky or doomed. This isn’t superstition; it’s a ...

This Research Topic collection is the new fourth edition, following the past success of volume one, volume two and most recently, volume three. Eye ...

Science can now explain the connection between information and consciousness. The answer is simpler—and stranger—than you might expect. The key is self-reference.

Closely related dopamine-releasing neurons in the olfactory bulb behave in fundamentally different ways depending on their physical structure.

Closely related subtypes of dopamine-releasing neurons may play entirely separate roles in processing sensory information, depending on their physical structure.

What if we could peer into the brain and watch how it organizes information as we act, perceive, or make decisions? A new ...

Next Army is a collaborative series by CSIS Futures Lab and the Modern War Institute launched in honor of the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday and the Army Transformation Initiative (ATI). The commentaries ...

1 School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China 2 Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States Background: The cognitive ...