What is the neuropsychological basis for the brain's ever-changing contextualized goals? I explore this question from the perspective of the Affect Management Framework (AMF).

MILWAUKEE - Children's Wisconsin is off the hook after mistakenly throwing out a donated brain. This, after a Milwaukee County judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by the donor's parents. In this episode ...

Imagine treating a brain disease with a jab in the arm instead of a hole in the skull. That’s the future a team at MIT is sketching out with a technology they call Circulatronics. It’s a mash-up of ...

While companies like Elon Musk’s Neuralink are hard at work on brain-computer interfaces that require surgery to cut open the skull and insert a complex array of wires into a person’s head, a team of ...

When it comes to understanding the mystery of human consciousness, scientists have long sought the hidden mechanism that transforms mere neural firing into the rich experience of thought. Now, a ...

A team of researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has been refining and combining several advanced technologies over the past six years to create a revolutionary platform to treat a ...

Imagine a brain implant that could be placed without surgically opening a person's skull, but instead through a simple injection in the arm. Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers are ...

Sleep isn't just rest, it's a crucial biological process. It keeps your mind sharp, your thoughts clear, and your reactions quick. But in today's fast-paced world, skipping sleep has become common, ...

Why do you sometimes zone out, losing your concentration and focus in the middle of a working day? Especially if you’re sleep deprived, as so many people often are? Your brain is working to protect ...

As easily as the mind can drift off course, it also has the remarkable ability to refocus. Researchers at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory have uncovered how that process may work. In a ...

On my last day at work a few years back, they gave me a going-away party, and it turned into something more like a roast. One of the top leaders told a story I’d sort of hoped he’d forgotten. The ...

Nearly everyone has experienced it: After a night of poor sleep, you don't feel as alert as you should. Your brain might seem foggy, and your mind drifts off when you should be paying attention. A new ...