More Millennials Are Having Strokes
A Scientific American analysis finds this trend differs based on where one lives
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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
Working Memory: How You Keep Things "In Mind" Over the Short Term
Given its central role in our mental life working memory may become important in our quest to understand consciousness itself
Sleep Shrinks the Brain's Synapses to Make Room for New Learning
The process keeps the attic of your mind well organized
Homing In on the Brain's "Cuddling" Circuitry
Stimulating bonding among voles could offer insights into human coupling
Electric Brain Stimulation Offers Binge-Eating Clue
A neural circuit seems to control compulsive food consumption
What Hyenas Can Tell Us about the Origins of Intelligence
A long-running project in Africa challenges “the social brain hypothesis”
Why It's So Hard to Keep a Secret
The real reason has more to do with mental meandering than actively hiding information
