neuroscience
Restoring sense of smell with a brain implant
After a concussion left [Scott] Moorehead without a sense of smell six years ago, these losses were all he could ...
Headache or brain tumor: How can we tell the difference?
A news report out [April 1] highlights an unfortunate situation of a young woman in the United Kingdom who claims repeated doctor ...
Chasing the origin of hallucinations in the brain
People under the influence of hallucinogenic drugs like LSD often experience vivid visual hallucinations. But exactly what is happening within ...
Can ‘flashing light and pulsing sounds’ counter the effects of Alzheimer’s?
Bathing patients in flashing light and pulsing sounds both tuned to a frequency of 40 hertz might reverse key signs ...
No longer science fiction: Brain-to-brain interfaces can transmit thoughts
It’s not sci-fi, it’s not mind control, but a real world attempt at telepathy ...
Building a better mini brain: How these tiny organoids can boost fight against Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s
It’s your favorite organ, self-assembling, ready to go ...
‘Human-controlled rat cyborgs’ are real
Scientists have created human-controlled rat cyborgs. Lest you think this is some media sensationalism at work, here’s the actual title ...
We know how the brain perceives shapes and colors. But what about time?
Marc Howard, a cognitive neuroscientist now at Boston University, and Karthik Shankar, who was then one of his postdoctoral students, wanted ...
Brain implants could soon join fight against severe depression
With powerful computational methods, scientists have recently zeroed in on some key features of depressed brains. Those hallmarks include certain ...
Are we closer to determining what a ‘conscious brain’ looks like?
Most of the time, it’s easy to tell when someone is consciously aware. But there are many tragic cases when ...
‘Not just eye candy’: New mapping technique could help unlock brain’s mysteries
[In mid January], 18 institutions teamed up and devised a method to image entire brains 1,000 times faster than anything ...
Women have ‘younger’ brains than similarly aged men
A new study has revealed that women have a more youthful brain compared to similar aged male counterparts when it ...
Controversial brain preservation company Nectome seeks second, more ethical, chance
Robert McIntyre would like to get a few things straight. That “waiting list” of people plunking down $10,000 to have ...
‘Software’ differences between monkey, human brains could explain our susceptibility to mental illness
Neuroscientists have for the first time discovered differences between the ‘software’ of humans and monkey brains, using a technique that ...
Men are less tolerant than women when it comes to repeated pain, study shows
A painful experience is not one you are likely to forget—you don’t need to have a trunk slammed onto your ...
Unravelling the mysteries of the creative brain
Anna Abraham wrote a wonderful resource that covers some of the most hot button topics in the field [of the neuroscience of creativity] ...
Like riding a bike: Why do we never forget some things?
So how is it that we can ride a bicycle when we haven’t done so in years? As it turns ...
Using molecular trickery to cross the blood-brain barrier
[There are a] number of methods that are being used to break down the [blood-brain] barrier that keeps drugs for ...
Meet Huda Zoghbi, pediatric neurologist working on rare diseases
Huda Zoghbi has uncovered the molecular mechanisms of normal neurodevelopment and neurodegeneration by probing the complexities of rare neurological diseases ...
As arguments rage over the sources of transgender identity, science weighs in
Discussing gender dysphoria and brain differences in transgender populations ...
Can loneliness and isolation damage the brain?
Mice yanked out of their community and held in solitary isolation show signs of brain damage. After a month of ...
Why it’s probably not the stress that’s shrinking your brain
A new study shows that people with higher levels of the “stress hormone” tend to have smaller brains — but ...
What makes human brain cells so powerful?
Spanish neuroscientist Santiago Ramón y Cajal revolutionized the study of the brain when he observed neurons for the first time ...
Not so different after all: Reptile and human brains have a lot in common
Reports of human and reptile brain differences seem greatly exaggerated, according to recent neuroscience ...
Cracking the code for facial recognition
Brain-imaging studies have revealed that several blueberry-size regions in the temporal lobe—the area under the temple—specialize in responding to faces ...
Does the internet ‘mess with your brain’? New international project aims to find out
As anyone who has spent any amount of time on Twitter can tell you, the internet can bring out the ...
No more words? BrainNet enables ‘brain-to-brain’ communication, Tetris-like game play
What if we could do away with words altogether? What if, rather than relying on an intermediary, we could directly ...
