
One Brain Area Processes Time, Space and Social Relationships
Physical and emotional distance overlap in the brain
Physical and emotional distance overlap in the brain
A documentary captures people with dementia reconnecting to emotions and lost memories through music
Dreams may play a role in memory incorporation and influence our long-term moods, physiology and creativity
The rise and fall of the Beach Boys leader shows how crucial the brain's executive function is to creativity
In 2010, the National Institutes of Health held a conference to determine what measures, including behavioral steps like exercise and diet, could be taken to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s...
A long-term study reveals how the brain responds to a mild impact, and could guide future intervention
When I was a little kid, my mom and grandmom were having a heated argument in the front of the car. At one point I interrupted them, and with exasperation said: “You know, Mom, Grandmom is really right.” Then I turned to my grandmom and said, “I think my Mom is right too.” They were shocked, because [...]..
Experts say a $15-million trial to explore stem cells from cord blood for treating autism is premature
Headbanging can cause pain or even whiplash. But a 50-year-old Motörhead fan developed a more serious condition, bleeding in the brain that required surgical repair, after headbanging at a concert...
For decades, I’ve been only dimly aware of Rupert Sheldrake as a renegade British biologist who argues that telepathy and other paranormal phenomena (sometimes lumped under the term psi) should be taken more seriously by the scientific establishment...
Popular neuroscience books have made much in recent years of the possibility that the adult brain is capable of restoring lost function or even enhancing cognition through sustained mental or physical activities...
Molecular clues may reveal how to instantly reset the brain's clock
Implants to restore brain function lost to injury and disease win support from a defense agency
Sexual dysfunction can emerge when certain nerves start misfiring. Are SSRIs partially to blame?
Dangers lurk within the U.S.'s $12-billion self-help industry. Here is how to spot the warning signs
Cognitive neuroscientist Scott Weems talks about his book HA!: The Science of When We Laugh and Why
High levels of blood glucose are linked to memory impairments
Better detection by the brain could explain why low-pitched notes carry the beat across musical cultures
For some, it happens in the bathroom. For others, it's the living room. All across America, as fireworks go off on July 4th, many dogs experience varying degrees of fear and stress.
A study reverses our usual expectations about sensation and colors, with a twist
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