
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
Repairing damaged nerves in a rodent study marks a crucial first step toward bringing back lost movement
Decoding the puzzle of human consciousness
A new discovery shows how sound waves become brain waves—it may help find new therapies for the deaf
Most people diagnosed with the disease survive less than two years
A controversial new study in lab mice hints at sex-based differences in cosmic ray–induced cognitive decline
Fat desensitizes the brain to a hormone that diminishes appetite
Neurologist Steven Laureys looks for signs of consciousness in unresponsive patients
How does the brain know where it is? Nachum Ulanovsky hopes his flying friends can help him find the answer
It's not just about rebellion. Neuroscience is revealing adolescents' rich and nuanced relationship with risky behavior...
Stephen Asma, professor of philosophy at Columbia College Chicago, talks about his two latest books, The Evolution of Imagination and Why We Need Religion.
Shutting down an overactive enzyme could become a general treatment, rather than one solely intended for the few who inherit a mutated Parkinson’s gene
Some people find it impossible to imagine a friend’s face or their own apartment—a phenomenon named aphantasia. Scientists are beginning to tease out the brain features underlying the condition...
Different people have differing aptitudes for observing small changes and particular features.
Does the data in a recent clinical trial support the idea that removing amyloid clumps can improve mental functioning?
Areas outside the brain may play a role in a chain reaction related to dementia, but the path from gut to head remains elusive
Some people suddenly become accomplished artists or musicians with no previous interest or training. Is it possible innate genius lies dormant within everyone?
The injury is too shallow to impair pain signals
Long thought to be divorced from the brain, the immune system turns out to be intimately involved in its functioning
The Delboeuf illusion won’t help you trick yourself into eating smaller portions when you feel hungry
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