Author of the popular science bestsellers 'Neuroscience of the Body' and 'The Brain's Mirror', now publishes 'The Bridge Where Butterflies Dwell' (Siruela), an essay that combines neuroscience and ...

The brain learns due to neurons using multiple mechanisms to store knowledge according to a new study by researchers.

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How do we learn new things? Neurobiologists using cutting-edge visualization techniques have revealed how changes across our synapses and neurons unfold. The findings depict how information is ...

This underscores its crucial role in brain plasticity and the reorganization of tactile information. These findings could provide a better understanding of how the brain of a person born without a ...

Brain plasticity — also called neuroplasticity — is an odd term for most people, with the word “plastic” causing images of Tupperware or Saran Wrap to pop into your head. However ...

Three scientists have collectively won The Brain Prize—the largest award for neuroscience—in recognition of their contributions to the science of brain plasticity. Richard Morris, a neuroscientist at ...