Visual Repellants May Help Prevent Shark Attacks
Structures in the brains of great sharks are similar to the ones found in humans, and these could be the key to prevent further shark…
Structures in the brains of great sharks are similar to the ones found in humans, and these could be the key to prevent further shark…
Exercising regularly in old age may stop the human brain from shrinking and showing signs of aging better than engaging in mental or social activities….
Humans have evolved an ability to recognize faces, and this ability is so important that there is an area in the brain, the fusiform gyrus,…
A team of Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research has developed a method for preparing the whole mouse brain for “block-face” electron…
A team of Japanese researchers has been working on using neuroimaging techniques to decode the dreams of people while they sleep. The researchers were led…
Patients who experience disrupted sleep patterns could be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease since Alzheimer’s patients often complain of changes in their sleep patterns during the…
In a new study, MIT neuroscientists found that Broca’s area actually consists of two distinct subunits, one focuses selectively on language processing, while the other…
Near-death experiences that have been widely reported by patients now have a scientific explanation. This phenomenon is thought to be caused by the abnormal functioning…
Brain connectivity can predict reading skills, thanks to brain scans and the examination of the growth of long-range connections in the brain. These allow researchers…
A newly published study from a team of neuroscientists at MIT is latest in a growing body of evidence suggesting that astrocytes are critically important…
A new study indicates that male DNA, left over from pregnancy with a male fetus, can persist in a woman’s brain throughout the rest of…
Humans will embrace good news and attenuate bad news. People tend to overestimate their odds in a number of different things, while underplaying the risks…
A team from IBM in Zürich has released images they captured of single molecules that are so detailed that the type of atomic bonds between…
Newly published research details how a team of scientists discovered that the effectiveness of social anxiety therapy could be predicted by measuring patients’ brain activity…
A newly published study involving mice reveals that heavy alcohol use actually rewires brain circuitry, making it harder for alcoholics to recover psychologically following a…
It’s a biological imperative how organisms respond to threats, and humans are no exception. Humans respond to threats, perceived or real, in an instinctual way,…
In an effort to find new treatments for people suffering from neuropathic pain, Yale University neurologists have managed to repair neurons associated with traumatic…
A team of neuroscientists studied data from roughly 350 patients to gain a better understanding about what different parts of the frontal lobes do, seeing…