A collaboration between SISSA's Physics and Neuroscience groups has taken a step forward in understanding how memories are ...

The intertwined domains of memory and attention form the cornerstone of human cognitive processing. Memory encompasses the processes by which we encode, store and later retrieve experiences, while ...

Why does the brain split visual spatial perception between its hemispheres? A new review by neuroscientists examines the advantages and trade-offs, and how the brain ultimately makes vision feel ...

A team of scientists has identified areas of the brain that are activated when a person becomes aware of themself and their thoughts. This enigmatic process appears to be controlled by the thalamus, a ...