Brain Implants May Be Able to Shock Damaged Memories Back Into Shape
With funding from the Defense Department, scientists have begun work on devices that would use electric pulses to realign a memory process gone awry
Study Suggests Thinking Less Is Key to Faster Learning
New research shows sometimes our own brains get in the way of acquiring new skills
A Sixth Sense Could Help the Blind “See”
In a new study, blind rats could get around by directly incorporating geomagnetic information
Men and Women See Things Differently (No, Literally)
Color perception may actually have something to do with gender
A Tired Brain Could Actually Be More Creative
The wandering thoughts brought on by fatigue can lead to insight
Sharks Have Scary-Good Memories
New research on one species reveals an astounding ability to learn complex tricks and remember them for at least a year
Use Virtual Reality to Eliminate That Pain in Your Neck
Altering visual perceptions can trick the brains of chronic sufferers so they can enjoy pain-free motion
Brains Make Decisions the Way Alan Turing Cracked Codes
A mathematical tool developed during World War II operates in a similar way to brains weighing the reliability of information
Scientists Try Out 2,300-Year-Old Brain Surgery Techniques
Experiments conducted by a Siberian research team shed light on the neurosurgical methods evident in three Iron Age skulls
Neuroscientists Found Eight Genes That Govern Human Brain Size
A consortium of neuroscientists compared medical data from over 30,000 people and found genetic mutations that may cause parts of the brain to be smaller
Norwegian Nobel Winners Release Their Inner Avant-Garde Musicians
Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine repurposed a Norse folk tune for a science lecture
Why Does Very Hot Water Sometimes Feel Cold?
The weird sensation known as paradoxical cold has scientists locked in a heated debate
Why Are You a Picky Eater? Blame Genes, Brains and Breast Milk
The complicated science behind picky eating is giving experts plenty of food for thought
A Tapeworm Crawled Around In This Man’s Brain for Years
Studying the extracted parasite might help others avoid a similar infestation
No, “Bath Salts” Won’t Turn You Into a Cannibal
But now we have a better idea what the latest generation of the drugs is really doing to your brain
Neurologists Lost Track of Part of the Human Brain And Just Re-Discovered It
The major pathway in the brain wasn’t exactly missing, but science literature appeared to have forgotten about it until now
How to Live With Hallucinatory “Voices” Without Drugs
A European-centered movement is trying to change the perception that hearing voices is bad
More Evidence That There’s a Connection Between a Person’s Gut Bacteria And Brain
Bacteria can affect your brain, but it’s still too early to do much with the information
This Is Your Brain on Ideas
Momentarily tuning out the world seems to be a requirement for tapping into an insightful idea
Can’t Clap to the Beat? You Might be Beat-Deaf
For some people, tapping their foot to the beat is a challenge at a fundamental level
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