Sensory processing disorders are conditions that affect how the brain processes sensory information. They can cause over or undersensitivity to sensory information, including sight, sound, and touch.

Human decision-making depends on the flexible processing of complex information, but how the brain may adapt processing to momentary task demands has remained unclear. Researchers have now outlined ...

In the early 20th century scientists began to record brain activity using electrodes attached to the scalp. To their surprise, they saw that brain activity is characterized by slow and rapid ascending ...

The conscious experience of our surroundings involves several forms of attention, from bottom-up automatic attention to a more focused top-down attention. These forms of attention all rely on neural ...

A team of scientists has uncovered a system in the brain used in the processing of information and in the storing of memories -- akin to how railroad switches control a train's destination. A team of ...

Bradyphrenia is a medical term for slowed thinking and processing of information. It’s sometimes referred to as mild cognitive impairment. It’s more serious than the slight cognitive decline ...