Viewing art is good for us, but new research may now tell us why — and that therapeutic uses may be better than previously ...

In a nutshell New research in mice shows the brain learns complex patterns through simple exposure — no rewards needed.

Brain scans show that viewing abstract art elicits greater variability in brain activity, particularly within the default mode network, compared to representational art.

The object ­ —an abstract shape that some participants described as a petal, plant bulb, or butterfly—pulsed gently on the participants’ mirror until they managed to “move it” by their own thought ...

A new neuroimaging study has identified distinct structural brain differences in individuals with psychopathy, particularly ...

To get from experience to emotion, the brain hits 'sustain' : ... "The human brain has this capacity to abstract, to create meanings that go beyond motor and sensory differences," she says.

Sculpting the brain (without chisel or scalpel) Scientists have developed a novel approach to human learning through noninvasive manipulation of brain activity patterns ...

6 key vocal patterns that signal neurological changes. Prosodic flattening and emotional blunting; The prosody of speech—its rhythm, stress, and intonation—provides crucial emotional coloring ...

Generally, learning happens when our brain changes through experience, study, or instruction. But Iordan and colleagues at Yale and Princeton successfully tested a novel approach for teaching the ...