by Kayt SukelNew study suggests that the tighter two specific brain regions are woven together by white-matter tracts in childhood, the better one’s performance will be on a reasoning task in adulthood.
by Guy McKhann, M.D.
Many teachers who work with children have learned that presenting material in small blocks, interspersed with other activities, even physical activities, leads to much better results. Our monthly column for Brain in the News.
by Kayt SukelImprovements in altering viruses hold promise of crossing the fierce boundary between brain and bloodstream to deliver therapies.
by Carl ShermanHow do we choose our partners? In voles, researchers find the stronger a certain brain circuit’s connections are, the stronger the bond—and timing is important.
by Paul W. Glimcher, Ph.D.
In the
past few decades, neuroscientists have made strides towards understanding where
in the brain subjective value is represented and steps towards understanding
how it is constructed. One in our series of Reports on Progress.
Brenda Patoine
Sameer Sheth's discovery of conflict-sensitive cells in the
cortex helps shed light on the neural circuitry of cognitive control. One of
our series of Scientist Q&As.
