Attention disorders such as ADHD arise when the brain struggles to separate important signals from irrelevant noise. At any ...

Study demonstrated that the Homer1 gene improves focus by reducing “noise” in the prefrontal cortex, with implications for studying attention disorders.

Many horse owners think the existence of the prefrontal cortex is a major controversy in equine science. It’s not. It’s just an area that’s riddled with misinformation. Curiously, most people—horsey ...

Humans possess a remarkable balance between stability and flexibility, enabling them to quickly establish new plans and ...

MIT researchers tested the “Spatial Computing” theory and found that brain waves organize neurons into flexible, ...

Our thoughts are specified by our knowledge and plans, yet our cognition can also be fast and flexible in handling new ...

Attention depends on the brain’s ability to filter out distractions, but new research suggests this works best when ...