Decades of research show that early psychosocial stress, including chronic exposure to adversity, can shape how a child's ...

Patients with frontotemporal dementia often lack the ability to empathize. A study has now shown that these patients do not show the same brain activity as healthy individuals when they witness the ...

Pea-size clusters of human cells called brain organoids inspire both hope and fear. Experts are debating how scientists can ...

Explore the impacts of technology usage on our ability to concentrate, and how we can break up with our harmful habits and ...

I slumped in a wheelchair in my doctor’s office. The clock above the door ticked erratically, as if someone outside the room was winding the gears forward and then turning them back every few seconds.

Some scientific studies from brain research suggest that near death, there may be brief bursts of electrical activity in the ...

Electrical brain stimulation in people with pre-existing brain implants has allowed them to think more flexibly and clear anxious thoughts, suggesting it has the potential to treat conditions like ...

According to a popular view, creativity is a product of the brain’s right hemisphere – innovative people are considered “right-brain thinkers” while “left-brain thinkers” are thought to be analytical ...

Researchers at UC San Francisco have developed a "speech neuroprosthesis" that has enabled a man with severe paralysis to communicate in sentences. UCSF A paralyzed man who lost his ability to speak ...

Like the body itself, cells within the body of living animals require fuel for energy, but it’s not always known how different fuel sources affect the function of those cells. Astrocytes, a type of ...

We constantly make decisions. Some seem simple: I booked dinner at a new restaurant, but I’m hungry now. Should I grab a snack and risk losing my appetite or wait until later for a satisfying meal—in ...