Brain
Why Do Flashing Images Cause Seizures?
For people with epilepsy, a flashing screen can be more than a passing annoyance
What's Really Keeping Monkeys From Speaking Their Minds? Their Minds
When it comes to language, primates have all the right vocal equipment. They just lack the brains
What Does It Take to Win a Nobel Prize? Four Winners, in Their Own Words
Some answers: Messiness, ignorance and puzzles
You May Not Have Rhythm, But Your Eyeballs Sure Do
Tracking eye movement gives researchers a peek into how the brain reacts to music
Drilling Deep: How Ancient Chinese Surgeons Opened Skulls and Minds
A new review finds evidence that the Chinese performed trepanation more than 3,500 years ago
Dogs May Possess a Type of Memory Once Considered 'Uniquely Human'
New research suggests that man’s best friend remembers more than we thought
What Tickling Giggly Rats Can Tell Us About the Brain
Their laughter manifests in a surprising region of the cerebral cortex
U.S. Military Tests Brain Stimulation to Sharpen Mental Skills
Could electrodes one day replace pill bottles in the theatre of war?
A New Wireless Brain Implant Helps Paralyzed Monkeys Walk. Humans Could Be Next.
One small step for monkeys, one potential leap for humans
133-Million-Year-Old Pebble Discovered to Be First Fossilized Dinosaur Brain
Found on a beach in England, the small fossil contains blood vessel, cortex and part of the membrane that surrounds the brain
How Hacking Neural Networks Can Help Amputees Flawlessly Crack an Egg
By tapping into the body's nervous system, researchers could create touch-sensitive prosthetics
How White Lies Snowball Into Full-On Deception
Using brain scans, researchers find evidence that bad feelings associated with lying lessen over time
How a Genetically Engineered Virus Could Help the Brain Fight Alcohol Cravings
Heavy drinking can change the brain to make cravings worse. Can gene therapy change it back?
How Scorpion Venom Is Helping Doctors Treat Cancer
When injected into the body, Tumor Paint lights up cancers. The drug could lead to a new class of therapeutics
Loud Sounds Can Make Your Drink Seem Stronger
The scientific reason that clubbing and cocktails go hand in hand—but shouldn't always
Addict Ants Show That Insects Can Get Hooked on Drugs, Too
How researchers got a non-mammal hooked on drugs for the first time
Blind People Can Use Visual Areas of the Brain to Solve Math Problems
The brain is a highly adaptable organ
Your Brain Is Full of Magnetic Minerals, and You Might Not Like the Reason Why
Blame air pollution for the microscopic minerals that go up your nose and into your noggin
Dogs Know When You're Praising Them. That Doesn't Mean They Understand Human Speech
A dose of caution with the results of an intriguing new study
This Helmet Shows What's Going On Inside a Person's Brain
Researchers say it could help detect Alzheimer's and even explain why some people have exceptional talents
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