neuroscience
Genetic variants may explain why women are more prone to Alzheimer’s
New research gives some biological clues to why women may be more likely than men to develop Alzheimer’s disease and ...
Why comatose infants make ideal test subjects for brain-reviving technology
A recent Nature paper describing an artificial blood perfusion used in an attempt to restore brain function after pigs were ...
Taming immune system after stroke could reduce risk of brain damage
The pathology of a stroke is deceptively complicated. In the simplest sense, strokes occur when the blood supply to a ...
Cloned mini-brains could boost research into autism, other disorders
An army of free-floating minibrain clones are heading your way! No, that’s not the premise of a classic sci-fi brain-in-jars ...
Viewpoint: We must embrace ‘risk taking’ in the quest to cure Alzheimer’s
For common neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, nothing has worked so far to slow the course of the disease in spite ...
Brain changes can be spotted ‘years before’ Parkinson’s disease emerges
Changes in the brain that can be spotted years before physical symptoms of Parkinson’s disease occur might act as an ...
Viewpoint: Psychiatry still hindered by all the things we don’t understand about the brain
The heart is not a mystery. We know a great deal (not everything) about how it pumps blood around the ...
Human brains are drawn to the sound of music
In the eternal search for understanding what makes us human, scientists found that our brains are more sensitive to pitch, ...
Viewpoint: Neuroscientists cannot afford to ignore differences between male, female brains
Diseases like Alzheimer’s and schizophrenia manifest differently in men and women, and that’s important to know ...
‘On the precipice of memory loss’: Pursuing better diagnostic tools for patients with CTE and other neurodegenerative disorders
New imaging analyses hint at progressive brain disorders like CTE, offering people with memory issues difficult — but transformative — ...
Brain simulations could reveal how ‘self’ emerges from ‘seemingly random chattering among millions of neurons’
“Do we have a chance of ever understanding brain function without brain simulations?” So asked the Human Brain Project (HBP), the brainchild ...
Why we need to be skeptical of claims about the benefits of brain wearables
[Brain] wearables are touted as ways to curb stress, sleep better, boost creativity or athleticism, or even address serious medical ...
Inside the brains of Neanderthals: Were they capable of ‘symbolic and abstract thinking’?
We know from the archaeological record that much of Neanderthal hunting, foraging, and toolmaking behavior was quite similar to that ...
Do creative minds draw inspiration from a special place in the brain?
By using the dorsomedial part of what scientists refer to as the brain’s “default network,” creative people can stretch their ...
There’s something in elderly blood that hurts our brains. Is this protein the culprit?
Something in elderly blood is bad for brains. Plasma from old mice or humans worsens cognition and biological indicators of ...
How blinking alters the way our brains perceive the passage of time
Every few seconds, each time you blink, your retinas are deprived of visual input for a period lasting anywhere between ...
Video: See how the brain makes memories
Watch Princeton University’s Nicholas Turk-Browne describe his research on how the human brain makes, stores and adjusts memories. Read full, ...
Podcast: Is the ‘bliss gene’ real?
In the interview, Maria Konnikova is back for another round of “Is That Bullshit?” Because Mike experiences less anxiety than ...
Our powers of perception are boosted by our brain that guesses what’s about to happen
Imagine picking up a glass of what you think is apple juice, only to take a sip and discover that ...
Building artificial brains to help us understand our own
You’d think that overseeing an entire issue of The Scientist focused on artificial intelligence would cause my mind to wander far into ...
Turning brain signals into speech using artificial intelligence moves closer to reality
In an effort to provide a voice for people who can’t speak, neuroscientists have designed a device that can transform ...
An hour of exercise a week might be enough to stave off brain shrinkage, study shows
Staying fit could help keep your brain from shrinking and aging in your older years, suggests a new study out ...
Does LSD microdosing change how people see the world?
You’ve probably heard about microdosing, the “productivity hack” popular among Silicon Valley engineers and business leaders. Microdosers take regular small doses of LSD ...
‘Stranger than doctors could have imagined’: Boy born without one type of brain cells
Even before he was born, it was clear that the boy’s brain was unusual—so much so that his expecting parents ...
Brain sync studies could lead to better connections between patients and therapists
A growing cadre of neuroscientists is using sophisticated technology ... to capture what happens in one brain, two brains, or ...
What colored blobs in the brain can tell us about environmental decision making
The fast-growing field of neuroeconomics is shedding new light on how we make choices related to protecting the environment ...
CDC says autism is on the rise—and why it may be worse than we think
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new report on autism spectrum disorder (ASD) ... offers little good news. It ...
