A recent study has found that a tiny "turn-off-to-sleep" button in our brains that affects our sleep patterns, and its ...

Not revised: This Reviewed Preprint includes the authors’ original preprint (without revision), an eLife assessment, public reviews, and a provisional response from the authors. The manuscript by Yang ...

Let’s say you’re talking to someone whose face isn’t giving you clear signals. They might be smiling, but their eyes look tense. Are they being friendly or hiding frustration? If you’re younger, your ...

New findings published in the journal Neuron suggest that the locus coeruleus—a tiny region buried deep in the brainstem—may play a key role in helping the brain separate one memory from the next.

Perceiving events in the "right" way is directly linked to better memory, suggesting that improving locus coeruleus function is an effective target for either protecting or recovering memory function.

Life may unfold as a continuous stream, but our memories tell a different story. We do not recall the past as one long, unbroken text. Instead, we remember it as a series of meaningful events, like ...

A tiny region in the brain works like a reset button that separates memory of one meaningful event from the next. Without this reset mechanism, moments could blur together and lead to the kinds of ...

Summary: Our memories don’t flow like a continuous stream—they’re divided into meaningful events, thanks to a tiny brain region called the locus coeruleus. New research shows this region acts like a ...

Summary: A new study reveals that a small cluster of cells near the brain’s “blue spot”—the locus coeruleus—helps regulate arousal, attention, and stress responses. These peri-LC neurons modulate the ...

A small but important part of the brain, called the locus coeruleus, could help scientists better understand how aging affects thinking and memory—and why some people may be at higher risk for ...

Turns out, your brain isn’t just a squishy mass of pinkish-grey. Hidden deep inside is a tiny “blue spot” that plays a major role in our cognition — and a new study shows that it goes through a ...