Experts are calling for a public health campaign aimed at promoting a ‘brain-healthy lifestyle’ to…
Browsing: Brain
The brain is the central organ of the human nervous system, responsible for thought, emotion, memory, movement, and perception. Composed of billions of neurons and glial cells, it processes vast amounts of sensory information and coordinates every function of the body—from heartbeat regulation to complex reasoning and creativity. Neuroscience, psychology, and cognitive science explore how the brain’s structures—such as the cortex, cerebellum, and limbic system—interact to generate consciousness and behavior. Ongoing research into brain plasticity, neural networks, and disorders like Alzheimer’s, depression, and epilepsy continues to deepen our understanding of this remarkable organ that defines human experience and intelligence.
Long before symptoms like memory loss even emerge, the underlying pathology of Alzheimer’s disease, such…
A study to be published online on Friday, October 4, 2019, in the American Journal…
Where is Waldo? Whether we’re searching for Waldo or our keys in a room of…
Listening triggers synchronized activity in the ‘visual’ cortex in blind adults. In adults that are…
Success is no accident: To reach your goal you need perseverance. But where does the…
In a new study, Biodesign researchers reveal that a lifelong dietary regimen of choline holds…
You’d expect excessive athletic training to make the body tired, but can it make the…
Neuroscientists provide striking results that suggest the brains of children likely do not thin as…
With wireless device, patients can detect motion, distinguish light and dark. Of the nearly 39…
Rapid eye movement, or REM, sleep is a fascinating period when most of our dreams…
Transplanted brain stem cells survive without anti-rejection drugs in mice. By exploiting a feature of…
The intensity of brain activity during the day, notwithstanding how long we’ve been awake, appears…
Researchers from MIT and elsewhere have developed a system that measures a patient’s pain level…
Much research has pointed to how an unhealthy diet correlates to obesity, but has not…
How relapse happens: Opiates reduce the brain’s ability to form, maintain synapses. Preclinical research was…
Differences in how individual rats respond to ‘reward cues’, which have been linked to compulsive…
Researchers have found that focusing powerful non-invasive magnet stimulation on a specific brain area can…