When our thoughts drift away from the task at hand, our brains might actually become better at unconsciously picking up hidden patterns in our environment. A new study to be published in the journal ...

Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. Why do people find themselves repeating the same patterns—whether in relationships, work, or emotional reactions—despite conscious ...

In the MRI scans, the gap between eyes-open and eyes-closed activity shrank by 85% in the visual network, and by more than 66 ...

Surprise appears to help the brain loosen its grip on old expectations, allowing people to respond more accurately when ...

It is now understood that the hippocampus is closely linked to learning and memory (Doidge, 2015; Suzuki, 2015). However, this was not always the case. One prominent experiment investigating memory, ...

Psilocybin may not simply cause brain chaos. Scientists discovered hidden order that changes with a person's experience and ...

A new study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders suggests that the advanced brain aging often seen in people with anxiety and depression is partly associated with variations in their ...