When a molecule of tryptophan absorbs ultraviolet light, it glows faintly as it lets off lower-frequency energy. This soft ...

Summary: Researchers have identified ripple-type brain waves as key to how humans segment and store memories. By recording ...

Inaccurate metaphors about the mind can cause real harm, for instance leading educators to 'train' children like algorithms.

Key TakeawaysThousands of near-death experiences show consistent patterns, including out-of-body awareness and feelings of ...

The human brain is an extraordinarily complex organ, composed of billions of neurons that communicate through a wide array of neurotransmitters. Among them, dopamine plays a central role in ...

CorTec today announced the first human implantation of its proprietary brain-computer interface (BCI) system, Brain ...

How the brain decides what’s real—and why it sometimes fails. It’s a foggy day in New York City. Through my computer screen, I believe I’m seeing and hearing neuroscientist Nadine Dijkstra.

While there's no evidence that hours of daily screen time are changing the structure of the human brain, it's what's not happening during those hours that could be harmful, especially for young ...

We investigated how our brains process language during real-life conversations. Specifically, we wanted to understand which brain regions become active when we're speaking and listening, and how ...

Neurosurgeon Rahul Jandial embarks on an extraordinary mission. — -- An American neurosurgeon embarked on an extraordinary mission to conduct complex brain surgeries in a world away from the ...

Last spring, Meisa Salaita, cofounder of Science ATL, which organizes the Atlanta Science Festival, touched a human brain. “Each year during the festival, a brain is displayed,” she explains.