Neuroscience
COVID-19 May 'Hide' in Brains and Cause Relapses, Study Says
"The brain is one of the regions where virus likes to hide," researcher Mukesh Kumar said. "Once it infects the brain it can affect anything because the brain is controlling your lungs, the heart, everything."
COVID Can Age the Brain by a Decade, Study Suggests
The study involved over 84,000 people who said they had recovered from coronavirus.
Who Was Robert Galbraith Heath?
The scientist is most well-known for his studies into schizophrenia and gay conversion therapy.
Humans Have More than 6,000 Thoughts per Day, Psychologists Discover
Psychologists at Queen's University in Canada say they have developed a new way to detect when one thought ends and another begins.
Elon Musk Says Helping 'Dire Brain Injuries' is Neuralink's First Priority
Musk has said the project will initially be used to treat neural conditions, but could eventually enhance humans and even facilitate a "symbiosis" with artificial intelligence.
Coronavirus Seems to Trick Antibodies into Attacking Brain
The small study involved 11 COVID-19 patients in Germany.
Ketamine Switches Brain 'Off and On,' Potentially Explaining K-holes
Experiments on sheep reveal unusual brain activity that appear to correspond to human user experiences.
Scientists Create Device That Works Just like the Human Brain
For the first time, the component has been proven to carry signals between neurons using very low power—which has been a major challenge in previous studies, the research team said.
Rat Study Helps Identify Brain Process That Causes Loss of Pleasure
Scientists monitored rats reaction to stress over a 21-day period to find out what brain mechanisms affected their susceptibility or resilience to anhedonia.
Rats Have Been Trained to Drive Cars for Science
While the undertaking sounds like an intriguing proposition in and of itself, the purpose of the study is to highlight the importance of enriched environments in lab-based animal studies.
Compulsive Sexual Behaviors Study Reveals Differences in Gene Expression
The controversial condition was classified as a disorder last year.
Beach or Car Door? Optical Illusion Confuses the Internet
Image was posted to Twitter and has now been shared over 1,000 times.
Our Unconscious Biases Change the Way We See Objects
The perception of something as basic as whether an object is convex or concave is not reliably the same across people and populations.
Why Cute Things Make Us Want to Squeeze Them
Scientists showed volunteers photos of cute animals and babies and monitored their brain activity.
Consciousness May Be a Product of Our Unconscious Brain
The subjective experience of consciousness and associated psychological processes—thoughts, beliefs, ideas, intentions and more—are products of non-conscious processes, researchers say.
Radicals Have 'Misplaced Certainty' When They're Wrong
"We found that people who hold radical political beliefs have worse metacognition than those with more moderate views," said the study's lead author.
Party Drug MDMA Makes Men Trust Again, Study Finds
Scientists are increasingly researching the potential benefits of psychoactive drugs.
Alcohol Hijacks How Brain Makes Memories—In Fruit Flies
Scientists believe drugs take over mechanisms in the brain which form memories, potentially offering one explanation for substance abuse and addiction.
Each Brain Cell Acts Like a Minicomputer Processor
Scientists have examined human brain cells to find out how they differ from rat brain cells.
Do Dogs Understand Us When We Talk to Them?
Researchers from Emory University have conducted one of the first studies to use brain imaging techniques in order to investigate how canines process words.
Scientists Create a 'Social Network of Brains'
"One could imagine 'social networks' of connected brains in the future producing innovative and creative solutions to humanity's most important scientific and societal problems," said study author Rajesh Rao.
Understanding How the Brain Experiences Time
Why does time race by when you're in a hurry but lag when you're bored?
Boy Makes Incredible Recovery After Brain Chunk Removed
The child had a third of his brain's right hemisphere removed in order to prevent increasingly severe epileptic seizures.
The Brain Can Edit Memories to Erase Fear
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 Experience Music Differently
Highly empathic people have more brain activation while listening to music.
Genetically Modified Monkeys Could Hold Autism Key
The testing on monkeys is being done in China because it would be too costly and controversial in the United States.
Scientists Turn Off Aggressive Behavior in Mice
Scientists believe the technique could be replicated in humans with more research.
Sleeping in on the Weekend Could Help You Live Longer
Sleeping in over the weekend could counteract the negative effects of short sleeps during the week, according to a new study.
Should You Trust Your Gut Instinct?
Our gut feelings may be more rational than we think.