Scientists at the Swiss Light Source SLS have succeeded in mapping a piece of brain tissue in 3D at unprecedented resolution using X-rays, non-destructively. The breakthrough overcomes a long-standing ...

Researchers are investigating whether the drug could be used in mainstream medicine—with and without its hallucinatory ...

When you’re next at the movies, if there’s a particularly gnarly scene where a character gets hurt, take a quick glance at ...

There’s a scientific explanation for why we flinch when watching painful events, even though we know it’s not real, ...

We are now entering the third decade of the 21st Century, and, especially in the last years, the achievements made by ...

Ultra-high-field brain scans reveal integrated maps of vision and touch, highlighting the brain's role in embodied perception ...

Cleveland researchers used innovative balloon game to motivate participants through cycling sessions that showed measurable changes in neural connections.

Scientists have uncovered a stepwise system that guides how the brain sorts and stabilizes lasting memories. By tracking ...

MIT scientists found that what we see is strongly influenced by how alert or active we are. Parts of the brain responsible ...

Norman Doidge, citing a study by Merzenich and colleagues, found that the brain allocates neurological resources to its most ...

Kim Kardashian’s latest brain scan reveals reduced activity in critical brain regions after a recent aneurysm diagnosis, a ...

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