Neuroscientists have identified the neural networks that connect the cerebral cortex to the adrenal medulla, which is responsible for the body's rapid response in stressful situations. These findings provide evidence for the neural basis of a mind-body connection.
Scientists from Oxford University and UCL have identified part of our brain that helps us learn to be good to other people. The subgenual anterior cingulate part of the brain seems to be especially tuned to benefiting other people.
A novel PET radiotracer is able for the first time to reveal epigenetic activity - the process that determines whether or not genes are expressed -within the human brain.
A team of neuroscientists, computer specialists and engineers release what they say could be the most accurate map yet of the brain, discovering 100 new regions of the brain in the process.
Human intelligence is being defined and measured for the first time ever. The more variable a brain is, and the more its different parts frequently connect with each other, the higher a person's IQ and creativity are.
The immune system affects - and even controls - social behavior, a new study has found. The discovery could have enormous implications for neurological conditions such as autism and schizophrenia.
A new technique preps donor neural stem cells and grafts them into an older brain. Could it someday be possible to replace brain cells and restore memory?
Brain-like machines with human-like abilities to solve problems could become a reality, researchers say.
Researchers are said to be "stunned"by the success of a recent clinical trial of a new stem cell treatment for stroke patients. By injecting the cells int
A step has been taken toward the possibility of tuning the strength of memory by manipulating one of the brain's signaling memory mechanisms, a neurotransmitter called acetylcholine.
You may now be wondering how long it will be before we can unlock a door, turn on a kettle, or even send an email simply by thinking about it.
A team of researchers has recorded the brain activity of 50 people wearing an electroencephalogram headset while they looked at a series of 500 images. They found that participants' brains reacted differently to each image, enough that a computer system was able to identify each volunteer's 'brainprint' with 100 percent accuracy.
EPFL scientists propose a new way of understanding of how the brain processes unconscious information into our consciousness. According to the model, consciousness arises only in time intervals of up to 400 milliseconds, with gaps of unconsciousness in between.
Bionic convergence and psychic uploading won’t be possible unless we crack the neural code, science’s hardest problem.
Researchers seeking to unlock the secrets of how the brain works have created the largest and most detailed map of connections between brain cells ever produced.
