What Do We Know about the Brain Cancer Plaguing Sen. John McCain?
An oncology expert discusses treatment options for aggressive glioblastoma
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What Goes On in Our Brains When We Are in Love?
Romantic love involves a series of complex changes in the brain’s reward system that make us crave the object of our affection
Pinpointing the Brain's Motivation Switch
Researchers identify neurons important for the drive to win in mice
Nevermore, or Tomorrow? Ravens Can Plan Ahead
Like great apes, the canny corvids seem capable of delaying gratification
Can Hearing Be Restored by Making the Brain More Childlike?
In mouse experiments, scientists bring back the “critical period” of early in life, in which the ability to process sounds emerges
More Millennials Are Having Strokes
A Scientific American analysis finds this trend differs based on where one lives
fMRI Testing Holds Promise in Preventing Child Sexual Abuse
We can now tell what someone finds sexually interesting without them knowing
Preventing Dementia: New Report Says Not Much Is Proved to Work
National Academies review says cognitive training evidence remains scant
Quick-Thinking AI Camera Mimics the Human Brain
The device will use artificial neurons and synapses to improve self-driving vehicle and drone performance
Watch the Human Brain Come to Life in This Stunning Piece of Art
Drawn and etched with algorithms, Greg Dunn’s masterpiece is unique in more ways than one
How One Memory Attaches to Another
A technical revolution provides insight into how the brain links memories, a process critical for understanding and organizing the world around us
Fetuses May Respond to Faces While in the Womb
Babies develop a preference for face-like light patterns even before birth
Mind over Meal: Does Weight-Loss Surgery Rewire Gut–Brain Connections?
New evidence hints that bariatric surgery changes the dialogue between bowel and brain
Opioids Still Needed by Some Pain Patients
The "other victims" of the opioid epidemic are pain patients who need the drugs but cannot now get them because of fears related to their use
Smell Test May Sniff Out Oncoming Parkinson's and Alzheimer's
How an unlikely clue could help solve the mystery of two devastating disorders
Even a Moderate Amount of Drinking Could Cause Brain Decline
Having eight to 12 drinks per week was linked to hippocampus shrinkage in a study of several hundred Londoners
"A Feature, Not a Bug": George Church Ascribes His Visionary Ideas to Narcolepsy
Projects at the famed biologist’s lab include DNA data storage and resurrecting the woolly mammoth
New Simpler Parkinson's Tests Probe Walking, Talking, Typing
New tests show promise for detecting the neurodegenerative condition earlier
Brain Scans May Forecast Autism in Babies
Checks on 6-month-old infants accurately predict which children will be diagnosed at age 2
