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World's First "Cybathlon" Pits High-Tech Prosthetics against One Another

From robotic arms to brain – computer interfaces, the unique event featured some of today’s most cutting-edge assistive devices...

A New Tack to Stave Off Alzheimer's Years before the First Symptom

Researchers try to prevent onset of the disease by correcting a brain cell process that goes awry

Why Are Some People Transgender?

This week, by request from listener Cindy in Iowa, we’ll take a look at the still-evolving science of what causes an individual to be transgender. Plus, the surprising reason why gender dysphoria is a mental disorder...

The Bigger Your Brain, the Longer Your Yawn

This bizarre correlation has at least some biological plausibility

How Lewy Body Dementia Gripped Robin Williams

Hit by a vicious case, the actor said he wanted to “reboot” his brain

Massive U.K. Brain-Mapping Project Releases First Results

The UK Biobank Imaging Study aims to track brain health in 100,000 individuals as part of a long-running effort to understand how diseases develop

I’ll Bee There for You: Do Insects Feel Emotions?

These winged pollinators appear to have emotions, but it’s an open question whether they subjectively experience feelings

Scientists Create a Window into the Brain [Video]

New “Artificial Synapse” Gets Closer to Mimicking Brain Connections

The so-called memristor's resistance relies on how much charge has already passed through it 

Stroke Study Sparks Call for Revamping Emergency Care Plan

The brain-saving benefits of clot removal are most pronounced with quick intervention

Spinal Tap Test Gauges Sports Concussion Severity

Biomarkers detected in athletes’ spinal fluid could reveal the severity of concussions—and hint at potential dementia risk 

Where Words are Stored: The Brain’s Meaning Map

Semantic information lives all over the cortex

Worldwide Brain-Mapping Project Sparks Excitement--and Concern

Worries include how to coordinate research programs and resources from different countries

You Smell Sick: Detecting Illness by Scent

Scientists are racing to create tests that can identify illness via odors in patients’ sweat, breath and urine

Building a See-Through Brain

A new experimental approach at the interface of chemistry and biology lets scientists peer into the deepest reaches of the body's master controller

Stress Training for Cops’ Brains Could Reduce Suspect Shootings

Police shot Terence Crutcher, an unarmed man, and police academies often do not prepare officers to make the right call

How the Brain Decodes Sentences

New research advances neuroscientists' understanding of the complexities of language processing

How We See

The brain processes a wealth of visual information in parallel so that we perceive the world around us in the blink of an eye

We All Speed-Read

The brain doesn’t sound out words it already knows, a new study shows

Human Brain Map Gets a Bold New Update

The new Allen Brain Atlas combines neuroimaging and tissue staining to offer an unprecedented level of resolution