Neuroscience

Researchers identify a new target for disorders such as PTSD and schizophrenia 

Physicists who have revived experiments from 50 years ago say nerve cells communicate with mechanical pulses, not electric ones

Michael Lemonick, opinion editor at Scientific American, talks about his most recent book, The Perpetual Now: A Story of Amnesia, Memory and Love, about Lonni Sue Johnson, who suffered a specific kind of brain damage that robbed her of much of her memory and her ability to form new memories, and what she has revealed to neuroscientists about memory and the brain.

The Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience is seeking entries for a competition that celebrates visual art inspired by the brain

A new, speedy technique affords scientists the ability to visualize the brain’s myriad connections at an unprecedented level of complexity

Lightweight equipment is not much larger than what a bicyclist would wear

Researchers are painting intricate pictures of individual memories and learning how the brain works in the process

AI-controlled devices record neural activity and automatically stimulate the brain

A new study stirs up debate over a long-held finding, and could dim hopes for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases

People who use echolocating mouth clicks to compensate for low vision increase the number and intensity of clicks when objects are harder to detect. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Imaging technologies could find the best treatments for depression and addiction—and could even reshape education

A fresh wave of research involves reprogramming ordinary skin cells into those found in the brain