What goes on in your brain when you’re trying to multitask
UChicago study finds performance on tasks suffers when brain has to sort input by importance
How to build a better memory palace
In new UChicago study, researchers used Minecraft to test whether positive or negative emotion makes the recall method more effective
How our brains remember places
New research from UChicago upends traditional views on how synaptic plasticity supports memory and learning
‘Scientific polymath’ Stephanie Palmer paves her own path to intellectual freedom
Scientist at intersection of biology, physics, math named one of six new Schmidt Science Polymaths
UChicago part of cross-Chicago university collaboration to map the brain
$4.8 million grant aims to build faster microscope for mapping all the connections in the brain
What role does the gut microbiome play in why more women develop Alzheimer’s disease?
Two new University of Chicago studies investigate roles of gut microbiome, estrogen in differing disease rates
A surprisingly simple model can explain how brain cells organize and connect
Scientists from UChicago, Harvard, and Yale propose model that could apply across a wide range of organisms
UChicago, Argonne study finds mouse and primate brains mature at the same pace
Finding is ‘a shock for neuroscientists,’ challenges assumptions about disease and aging
How do cities impact mental health? A new study finds lower rates of depression
UChicago researchers examine how socioeconomic networks, built environment affect well-being
