Neuroscience

How does the brain know where it is? Nachum Ulanovsky hopes his flying friends can help him find the answer

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

Long thought to be divorced from the brain, the immune system turns out to be intimately involved in its functioning

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

Activating the reward system boosts anti-tumor immunity in mice

Humans, rats and mice all exhibit the decision-making phenomenon, but new research suggests not all choices are equally vulnerable to it