A gargantuan annual neuroscience assemblage in Washington, D.C., draws tens of thousands to relate what they’ve learned about sleep, stress, depression—no fake facts allowed ...
The billionaire philanthropist’s contribution will be followed by another $50 million in start-up ventures
Unusual gait, clumsiness and other motor difficulties are not just limited to kids with the disorder
With some training, sheep were able to select a celebrity's face over that of a stranger they'd never seen. Christopher Intagliata reports.
The main way the disease works is to disrupt communication between neurons, the specialized cells that process and transmit electrical and chemical signals between regions of the brain
Nature’s everyday trickery...
The science shows that they have nothing to do with each other and never have
There are many concerns about the appropriate use of neuroscience in a criminal justice setting
The NASA-funded work compares MRIs before and after trips
We know it’s important to physical and mental health, but exactly how it works, and how to optimize it, are only beginning to be understood
A new study uses brain imaging to separate those who think about and even attempt suicide from those who don’t
Our bodies are honed to environmental light via a biological chain reaction
Reconstructions of single cells highlight how far they can reach into the brain
The neuroscience of “autonomous sensory meridian response”
Zapping the brain with magnetic pulses while measuring its electrical activity is proving to be a reliable way to detect consciousness
Jellyfish exhibit signs of a sleep state, which could mean that sleep predates the evolutionary development of central nervous systems.
Shutting down the top risk gene holds potential for halting the disease process
Earlier identification and treatment could be life-saving
Complex computer modeling demonstrates that obsessive-compulsive disorder patients learn about their environments but don’t use that information to guide their actions
