Even with highly extensive training, the human brain is not really capable of performing two tasks simultaneously. Moreover, even the smallest deviations from trained routines can have a significant ...

Researchers at Tohoku University have discovered that there are two parallel processes involved in memory formation when a mouse performs a motor learning task. One process occurs during training and ...

Many people believe they are good at multitasking. Modern life often requires people to switch between several activities, ...

Imagine arriving at a busy location with people moving around and a multitude of visual and other sensory cues vying for your attention. How does the brain integrate such floods of sensory information ...

“How much information can the brain process?” is a question that has fascinated neuroscientists, computer scientists and philosophers for decades. The brain is an extraordinarily complex organ, ...