How does the brain perceive time? A new fMRI study identifies a three-stage neural relay from the visual cortex to the frontal regions that constructs our subjective experience of duration and timing.

A tennis return can look almost automatic. The ball comes off the racket, crosses the court in a blur, and somehow a player ...

For that reason, after his death in 1955, pathologist Thomas Harvey removed and preserved his brain for scientific study. That decision later allowed researchers around the world to investigate how ...

How does Jannik Sinner manage to hit the ball at exactly the right moment, with remarkable precision? And how do we, in ...

A study reveals how brain regions interact to regulate impulsive behaviour, potentially improving the treatment of ADHD and ...

In a humbling moment for our species, the following big news has just been published: When it comes to the frontal lobes, we're not so special after all. Why the mixed findings? One potential reason ...

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 ...

New research on the brain has claimed that long-term cannabis use may cause the frontal cortex to thin. The scientific study, which was presented at the 2026 European Congress of ...

Long-term, heavy cannabis use has been linked to changes in the prefrontal cortex, which plays a key role in executive functions like planning, working memory, and impulse control. The corresponding ...

Long-term cannabis use changes the structure of the brain and leaves users demotivated and unable to make decisions, a study ...