Attention disorders such as ADHD involve a breakdown in our ability to separate signal from noise. The brain is constantly ...

Although scientists now know a lot more about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than they did in recent years, ...

Study demonstrated that the Homer1 gene improves focus by reducing “noise” in the prefrontal cortex, with implications for studying attention disorders.

Attention disorders such as ADHD arise when the brain struggles to separate important signals from irrelevant noise. At any ...

Researchers have investigated the impact of 10-min very light exercise on pupil size and prefrontal function. Their findings provide the first evidence that changes in pupil size during exercise can ...

Researchers find that altered Homer1 gene signaling quiets brain activity and improves attention in mice, raising new ...

Cerebellum (Latin for "little brain") in red. Cerebellar means "related to the cerebellum." Source: Wikimedia Commons Last week, I wrote a blog post that recapped how my neuroscientist father, Richard ...

Attention depends on the brain’s ability to filter out distractions, but new research suggests this works best when ...

Our thoughts are specified by our knowledge and plans, yet our cognition can also be fast and flexible in handling new ...