Scientists have discovered how a key protein helps maintain strong connections between brain cells that are crucial for ...

Putting your weight into opening a door (say, with your shoulder) is easier than using your hands. Sliding heavy cardboard ...

Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by recurrent seizures, affecting millions of individuals worldwide. This ...

Scottish author Irvine Welsh on Friday described the new sequel to his cult novel "Trainspotting" as an antidote to a world ...

For chronic pain patients, though, the brain interprets even neutral sensations as pain and suffering. In effect, pain ...

Behind all the flash, AI is quietly removing the intellectual itch, the false starts, the second guessing, all those difficult mental activities that accompany brain work.

In other animals, scientists have long known that the brain continues to make new neurons throughout life. But in humans, ...

Published in the Journal of Experimental Physiology, this work highlights a new particularity of the enteric nervous system. Illustrative image Pixabay The only organ in our body with an intrinsic ...

But understanding why we doubt ourselves is the first step toward reclaiming our decision-making power. That spectacular ...

While Trump and his gazillionaire friends will benefit greatly from the legislation, I suspect, the middle class, of which I am a member, will see an increase in its federal tax burden (and very ...

New research proposes a unified theory of brain function based on criticality—a state where the brain teeters between order ...