Optical illusions are more than brain games. These visual illusions can reveal how the brain processes visual information and creates perception. Illusions can also show how sharp your brain is. Try ...

A research group led by Prof. Zhang Peng from the Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed how ...

Turns out you can teach an old brain new tricks. In A Nutshell Just 10 weeks of fast-paced computer games increased brain ...

Sounds can alter the way the brain interprets what it sees. This is the key finding of a new study by SISSA researchers in Trieste, published in PLOS Computational Biology. The research shows that, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tony Bradley covers the intersection of tech and entertainment. There are 20 episodes in this season of Brain Games: On the ...

Get ready to have your mind messed with! "Brain Games" is a groundbreaking series that uses interactive experiments, misdirection and tricks to demonstrate how our brains create the illusion of ...

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 ...

Beware of 8- and 9-year-old science-fair judges: They have a lot to say. Last month 142 of them, armed with clipboards, took a field trip from their schools in West Philadelphia to the University of ...