By activating a single type of neuron, scientists triggered hot-flash-like symptoms in mice. In the July 10 issue of Cell
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As brain extracts meaning from vision, study tracks progression of processing
Here’s the neuroscience of a neglected banana (and a lot of other things in daily life): whenever you look at
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Inability to recognize faces linked to broader visual recognition problems: Many people with facial blindness also have abnormalities in brain regions that process scenes and bodies
Imagine that you’re supposed to meet colleagues for dinner, only you can’t remember what their faces look like. For some,
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Scientists solve the case of the missing subplate, with wide implications for brain science
The disappearance of an entire brain region should be cause for concern. Yet, for decades scientists have calmly maintained that
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Neuronal activity sheds light on the origin of consciousness: Electrodes in patients with epilepsy register neuronal activity underlying emergence of conscious experience, Tel Aviv University researchers say
Consciousness is everything people experience — from the taste of chocolate to the pain of a migraine, the disappointment of
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Drowsy worms offer new insights into the neuroscience of sleep
A good night of sleep entails about eight hours of blissful immobility—a state of near paralysis that, though welcome at
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Reading the minds of pilots on the fly: Research paves the way to improve the safety and efficiency of aircraft-pilot interactions
After a plane engine blew apart at 32,000 feet in the air last month, the pilot flying Southwest Flight 1380
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Prolonged exposure to air pollution leads to genetic changes in rat brains, study finds: Insight into potential health effects of dirty air in the Los Angeles basin
Prolonged exposure to particulate matter in air pollution in the Los Angeles Basin triggered inflammation and the appearance of cancer-related
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The Yogi masters were right — meditation and breathing exercises can sharpen your mind: New research explains link between breath-focused meditation and attention and brain health
It has long been claimed by Yogis and Buddhists that meditation and ancient breath-focused practices, such as pranayama, strengthen our
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Neuroinflammation seen in spinal cord, nerve roots of patients with chronic sciatica: Location of inflammation may determine which patients are successfully treated with steroid injections
A study by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has found, for the first time in humans, that patients with chronic
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