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Cognitive Neuroscience Society

·March 10, 2026·10 min read

Using AI to Map a Child’s Path to Language Mastery

From AI-driven brain models to the shared genetics of music and reading, scientists are finally decoding the brain's most complex system.

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Featured Neuroscience

·March 31, 2025·8 min read

How Sleep, Emotion, and Novelty Shape Memory

New research highlights how smartphones are transforming memory science by capturing real-world data on sleep, emotion, and daily experiences. Studies show that replaying memories before sleep, experiencing novel events, and feeling positive emotions can all strengthen autobiographical memory.

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·April 15, 2024·6 min read

The Mysteries of Dreams and Their Impact on Our Lives

Researchers highlight groundbreaking approaches to studying dreams, revealing their significant impact on our waking lives. They are exploring how dreams influence perceptions of sleep quality and overall cognitive functioning.

Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·March 31, 2023·6 min read

The Cognitive Benefits of Psychedelics

Researchers are investigating the benefits of psychedelics on cognition from memory malleability to cognitive creativity.

Featured Neuroscience

·March 27, 2023·7 min read

Forget About It: How We Purge Thoughts From Our Mind

Study sheds light on the mechanisms involved in removing information from the working memory and concludes forgetting information requires a lot of effort.

Auditory Neuroscience Featured Neuroscience

·April 27, 2022·7 min read

Speech or Song? Identifying How the Brain Perceives Music

New research explores the different ways in which the brain distinguishes between music and speech.

Featured Neuroscience

·May 4, 2020·6 min read

Understanding the developing brain for reading

A structural brain scaffold in infants serves as a foundation for literacy. Language and reading may refine this pre-existing brain scaffold. The study also reveals robust language networks activate while children sleep if stories are read to them during slumber.

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·March 30, 2018·7 min read

From Lullabies to Live Concerts: How Music and Rhythm Shape Our Social Brains

Researchers reveal lullabies help sooth both baby and mom simultaneously. Additionally, playing music to babies help increase their attention and positive displays of emotion to their mothers.