neuroscience

The child had a third of his brain's right hemisphere removed in order to prevent increasingly severe epileptic seizures.

The answer to mystery of the brain.

Researchers discovered the act of remembering creates a window of time in which memories can be changed, and fears can be rewritten in the brain.

Highly empathic people have more brain activation while listening to music.

The testing on monkeys is being done in China because it would be too costly and controversial in the United States.

Our gut feelings may be more rational than we think.

Researchers transplanted the "memories" using genetic material.

What if we had the ability to fool our brain into thinking that we’d experienced something that never happened?

Human brain cells were implanted in the baby mice.

The Troxler effect is useful in evolutionary terms because it enabled us to focus our attention on dangerous predators.

This finding is an important breakthrough in Alzheimer's research.

This diet could have great brain results, if you can stick to it.

The latest findings could lead to the development of new treatments for mental disorders such as depression or schizophrenia.

The company’s initial plans involve injecting the brain with a special formula in a technique known as aldehyde-stabilized cryopreservation.

The new work offers the most advanced genetic insight yet about this intriguing condition.

Three new studies probe this mysterious state.

The researchers are now exploring preventative measures.

Staff sent to Cuba should have brain and hearing tests before they leave, officials now recommend.

Five experts investigate the science behind sex differences.

A clinical trial using an antibiotic to treat autism is ongoing in California.

But don't start plotting to stick your friends in a brain scanner just yet.

A messed-up sleeping pattern may contribute to the development of Alzheimer’s disease, but a nap is not a clear cause for concern.

Brain scans show that men and women really do think about sex differently.

Patients undergoing brain surgery gave researchers the perfect opportunity to study how thoughts move.

Imaging reveals a key feature in the brains of creative people.

Researchers from UCLA examined how people react when the death of others is at stake.

He passed away from pancreatic cancer.

For a century, scientists have relied on a fundamental assumption about the brain’s neurons. New research shows it’s wrong.

A Japanese researcher recently identified a brand-new optical illusion that truly has to be seen to be believed.

Did you know your brain can predict what you're going to see even before your eye knows it. New research has revealed the neuroscience of this process.