BRAIN

Rachel Palma was unwilling to believe the news when doctors told her she had a malignant tumor in her brain. “My husband and I were both in shock and we ...

WASHINGTON—People robbed of the ability to talk due to a stroke or another medical condition may soon have ...

A teenager died after his brain became riddled with hundreds of larvae from a tapeworm often picked up ...

A boy who was born with only 2 percent of his brain has not only survived against all ...

Cannabis use causes long-term damage to the developing brains of teenagers, a new study suggests. The study by ...

The brain has no nociceptors, the nerves that detect damage or threat of damage to our body and ...

Neuroscientists have discovered a new type of brain cell in a region of the human brain thought to ...

Scientists have identified a pebble-like object found in Sussex more than 10 years ago as a piece of ...

If the mind is just a function of the brain, it stands to reason that the worse the ...

A man in France continues to puzzle scientists nearly a decade after he was found to be living ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla.—Wearing black headsets with tentacle-like sensors stretched over their foreheads, the competitors stare at cubes floating on ...

Is it a glitch in the brain or a glimpse into the future?

Hypnosis is a much maligned and misunderstood aspect of mind "tinkering."

Meditation could help produce off-the-chart brain waves, and thus, perhaps, off-the-chart "Aha! moments."

Scientists have measured inspiration: brainwaves vibrating at some 40 hertz. What happens when we pump that up to ...

FMRI brain scans being tested on U.S. troops by the military should be used to screen police recruits ...

Researchers study brain activity to understand lucid dreaming, which may be seen as a hybrid form of consciousness.

When researchers examined human postmortem brain tissue—some from typical brains and others from those with an autism diagnosis—they ...

Imagine never again forgetting where you parked your car, or that last item you had on your grocery ...

Scientists have made astounding claims about the high level of intelligence and sensory capabilities possessed by plants.

Each of us is unique, with our own strengths, weaknesses and idiosyncrasies.

Neurologist Oliver Sacks who found the deaf could "hear," the blind could "see," the catatonic could dance, and ...

The study supports a causal link between increasing urbanization and increased rates of mental illness.

Prominent scientists have said "reality" cannot be viewed separately from human consciousness. Just because it's all in your ...

The world’s first full head transplant could take place as soon as 2017. Wheelchair-bound Valery Spiridonov has volunteered ...