How does the brain represent our knowledge of the world? Does it have a kind of map, similar to our sense of direction? And if so, how is it organized? Stephanie Theves and Christian F. Doeller have come one step closer to demonstrating the existence of such a mental navigation system. [more]

The first prospective study with statistically verifiable numbers for MRI safety has now been presented by a research team led by Nikolaus Weiskopf in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine. [more]

For people in their 20s and 30s, having blood pressure above normal but below the level considered to be high blood pressure, may be linked to loss of brain volume. [more]

At a mere five months of age, babies seemingly have the ability to recognize very complex grammatical structures. [more]

It is one of the most fundamental questions in neuroscience: How do humans think? Until recently, we seemed far from a conclusive answer. However, scientists paint a new, comprehensive picture in the current issue of the journal Science: Humans think using their brain’s navigation system. [more]

A European–American team of scientists has now been able to demonstrate, with electrophysiological evidence, the existence of grid-like activity in the human brain. [more]