Facial expressions arise from brain networks that encode slow, context-rich meaning and fast muscle control on different time scales, keeping smiles and threats socially precise.

A new study by neuroscientists shows that our brain deals with different forms of visual uncertainty during movements in distinct ways. Depending on the type of uncertainty, planning and execution of ...

Whether speaking or swinging a bat, precise and adaptable timing of movement is essential for everyday behavior. Although we do not have sensory organs like eyes or a nose to sense time, we can keep ...

Scientists from Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, have discovered how the brain controls our breathing in response to changing oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in the blood. The control of breathing is ...

An X-ray scan of a patient after they suffered severe head injuries. [File, Standard] A neurosurgeon says the brain controls everything a living person does. He says brain injuries, including being ...

Researchers have built AI systems capable of steering targeted brain circuits in real time, moving neuroscience closer to ...