Neurology
Soccer Headers Cause More Brain Damage in Female Players
New research could explain why women athletes report more severe brain injury symptoms than men
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Neuroscience
How We Save Face—Researchers Crack the Brain's Facial-Recognition Code
A Caltech team has deciphered the way we identify faces, re-creating what the brain sees from its electrical activity
Neuroscience
“Bar Codes” Could Trace Errant Brain Wiring in Autism and Schizophrenia
A new, speedy technique affords scientists the ability to visualize the brain’s myriad connections at an unprecedented level of complexity
Neuroscience
“Bar Codes” Could Trace Errant Brain Wiring in Autism and Schizophrenia
A new, speedy technique affords scientists the ability to visualize the brain’s myriad connections at an unprecedented level of complexity
Medicine
Repurposing Existing Drugs Could Let Us Treat Intractable Illnesses
Repurposing medications could let us treat intractable illnesses
Neuroscience
Blasey Ford Spells Out Trauma Memory Formation
Christine Blasey Ford's professional expertise came into play during her testimony regarding the Supreme Court nomination.
Medicine
Is the Ketamine Boom Getting out of Hand?
The anesthetic and party drug offers depression patients new hope, but some clinics may stray from science
Neuroscience
Growing Brains in the Lab
Scientists create 3-dimensional brain spheroids—small, spherical, laboratory-grown human brain tissue
Neuroscience
After Years of Paralysis, a Man Walks the Length of a Football Field
An electrical stimulation device combined with intensive rehabilitation restores walking ability to a spinal cord injury patient
Behavior
“Gambling Brain” Studies Make Clear Why It’s Hard to Stop Rolling the Dice
Neural regions underlying risk-taking and regret may one day point toward treatments for compulsive betting
Mental Health
Brain’s Dumped DNA May Lead to Stress, Depression
New research suggests genetic material from the mitochondria can trigger an immune response throughout the body
Neuroscience
Watching Memories Being Made
Scientists have developed a new understanding about how memories exist in the brain, and it could change how we diagnose and treat brain disease forever.
Cognition
Are Digital Devices Altering Our Brains?
Some say our gadgets and computers can help improve intelligence. Others say they make us stupid and violent. Which is it?
Neuroscience
How Do Our Ears Make Sense of Sound?
Albert James Hudspeth, co-winner of the 2018 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience, discusses his work in science of the human brain.
Misreporting and Confirmation Bias in Psychedelic Research
What do images of the brain under psychedelics really tell us about its relation to the mind?
Neuroscience
Take a Video Tour of My Lab to Learn How Eye Movements Frame Perception
We feel we see the world around us with high fidelity, all the time. But it's an illusion made possible by our eye movements
Neuroscience
Blind Except for Movement: Woman’s Injury Offers Insight into How the Brain Works
Milena Canning can see objects only if they are moving, hinting at the inner workings of our visual system
Neuroscience
Growth Cocktail Helps Restore Spinal Connections in the Most Severe Injuries
Repairing damaged nerves in a rodent study marks a crucial first step toward bringing back lost movement
Cognition
Are Humans the Only Conscious Animal?
Decoding the puzzle of human consciousness
Neurology
A 40-Year Quest Uncovers Hearing’s “Holy Grail” Protein
A new discovery shows how sound waves become brain waves—it may help find new therapies for the deaf
