Advances in Mind-Decoding Technologies Raise Hopes (and Worries)
Devices that connect brains to computers are increasingly sophisticated. Can the nascent neurorights movement keep pace?
Advances in Mind-Decoding Technologies Raise Hopes (and Worries)
Devices that connect brains to computers are increasingly sophisticated. Can the nascent neurorights movement keep pace?
Ping-Pong Ball Insulators Can Block Noise
Researchers harness acoustics principles to seal out noise pollution
2023’s Mind-Bending Revelations in the Brain Sciences
This year the explosion of interest in AI had a profound impact on how experts in the fields of neuroscience and psychology think about biological intelligence and learning
Decoding Your Hunger During the Holidays
Deciding when and what to eat is a complex calculus incorporating input from your eyes, your gut and your vagus nerve
Why Do Christmas Songs Get Stuck in Your Head So Easily?
If holiday music seems designed in a lab to get stuck on repeat inside your head for all of December, well, it kind of is
First Atlas of Every Mouse Brain Cell Could Improve Neuro Disease Treatments
Several research teams have created an atlas of the mouse brain. The map, which has more than 5,300 cell clusters, should help to improve the treatment of brain diseases
See the Brain Like Never Before in This Gorgeous Art
The complexity of the brain comes to life in the annual Art of Neuroscience competition
Newfound Hybrid Brain Cells Send Signals like Neurons Do
Some astrocytes, thought to play only a supportive role in the brain, can communicate with neurons
The Brain Isn’t as Adaptable as Some Neuroscientists Claim
The idea of treating neurological disorders by marshaling vast unused neural reserves is more wishful thinking than reality
The Pandemic Disrupted Adolescent Brain Development
Early research presented at the leading brain conference suggests that the pandemic changed the brains of teenagers
Funding for Research on Psychedelics Is on the Rise, Along with Scientists' Hopes for Using Them
As interest and support for psychedelic research grows, scientists share their hopes for the future.
This Is The Largest Map of The Human Brain Ever Made
Researchers catalogue more than 3,000 different types of cell in our most complex organ