People given general anaesthesia fall into a coma-like state in which their memory and perception of pain are switched off. But new data reveal that the hippocampus — a deep brain structure crucial ...

One of the coolest sci-fi superpowers may be something your brain could actually learn. That’s the fascinating idea behind Pop Mech’s new story, “You Can Develop a Sixth Sense—And Transform Your ...

A young zebra finch learning to sing may not sound like much at first, just a babbling stream of chirps and whistles. But ...

Seven participants had electrodes temporarily implanted in a brain structure important for learning. While anesthetized, ...

When Amy Richter was a little girl, her father often traveled for work. He often came home bearing gifts of music and record albums. They bonded while poring over all that vinyl, she recalls, ...

More than a century ago, Pavlov trained his dog to associate the sound of a bell with food. Ever since, scientists assumed the dog learned this through repetition: The more times the dog heard the ...

Why do we like the music we like? Were we born with musical preferences, or did we develop them over time through life ...