"Now studying tissue from cross-sections of a single brain to find out whether certain regions have higher ... concentrations ...
A parasitic worm capable of infecting the human brain has established local transmission in California for the first time, ...
Archaeologists uncovered strong evidence of human brain consumption in Poland’s Maszycka Cave, dating back 18,000 years.
Research suggests compounds in foods like blackberries and kale can influence brain chemistry tied to motivation and activity ...
Hope for Alzheimer's prevention emerges as scientists find existing seizure drug may stop disease progression if taken ...
No one has had a Synchron brain-computer interface longer than Rodney Gorham. He’s still finding new ways to use it.
Researchers at Washington State University and the University of Calgary recently published a study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences showing that cannabis use led to a measurable ...
Study finds the brain's reward system responds to tempting food cues even after people feel full, suggesting overeating is habitual.
Researchers found a positive association between the presence of common environmental pollutants in the human body and ...

The Mind-Body Question

Are we all material—tissues and veins—or is there some nonmaterial substance, some essence, that transcends the corporeal ...
Neuromorphic computers modeled after the human brain can now solve the complex equations behind physics simulations — something once thought possible only with energy-hungry supercomputers. The ...