neuroscience

A top mathematics degree-holding "genius student" was found to actually have "no brain" according to doctors who examined him. Despite his lack of gray matter, he is able to live ...

By Leah Borski "I've got a dream that's worth more than my sleep."—Eric Thomas It’s true that in ...

SAN DIEGO—The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded $30 million over five years to researchers at the University ...

No matter who you are or what you do, stress is bound to catch you from time to ...

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

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

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

Like the Kerouac of legend, some people possess the incredible ability to focus for long periods of time.

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

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

In a state-of-the-art lab at the University of Virginia's Division of Perceptual Studies (DOPS), psychokinesis isn't a sensationalized ...

Altruism, compassion, and an advanced evaluation of morally complex situations have effects not only in an ideological sense, ...

Applying mild electrical currents to your head could take away pain, help memory, and improve attention—and the U.S. ...

For people who can't recall events before a brain injury, the memory might only be hidden, not be ...

We speak so effortlessly that most of us never think about it. But psychologists and neuroscientists are captivated ...

This ability, once necessary for our survival, has largely become a detriment to society.

Cells with foreign genetic material have been found in women, and scientists are studying what health effects these ...

As we spend millions of dollars on developing huge supercomputers and use enormous amounts of energy (fueled by ...

The debate about whether we have free will extends beyond philosophy into neuroscience, physics, and even literary theory.

People desire to enhance themselves in all sorts of ways: physically through cosmetic surgery; sexually through Viagra; and ...

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A Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday for the discovery of "an inner GPS in the brain." ...

Brain scans show that training babies to distinguish language sounds from other sounds can speed up development in ...

Finding funding is a constant struggle for scientists interested in the mind-body connection and other phenomena on the ...

Scientists have identified a second “sleep node” in the mammalian brain whose activity appears to be both necessary ...

Barbara Sahakian, professor of Clinical Neuropsychology at Cambridge University, discusses subjects from depression to cognitive enhancing drugs.

To Dr. Lucy Brown, dopamine cells are the most beautiful sight in the world. When she looks under ...