Scientists map an insect’s brain for the first time – and it’s just incredible
It's the most accurate image of an insect brain we've ever had.
Tag: brain
Researchers make human neurons grow inside living rat brains
The human neurons may be altering the rats' behavior.
What makes things cute?
It's obviously kittens. Just stick kittens on everything.
What happens in the brain when you mix marijuana and alcohol
Mixing alcohol and marijuana, known as crossfading, can amplify the highs but also the lows.
Your first memory is probably older than you think
We tend to remember ourselves as older than we were during our earliest memories.
“Optical electrodes” can read your mind, paving the way toward fully-functional prosthetics and brain-machine interfaces
These optrodes bypass several of the most glaring limitations of current electrodes.
The most detailed-ever atlas of the octopus visual system shows the differences and similarities when compared with humans
It can be hard to believe that boneless sea creatures share traits with us -- but they do!
Here is why you feel tired after thinking hard
The brain has its own defensive mechanisms to prevent burnout -- and glutamate accumulation in the prefrontal cortex seems like ...
Rats watching their friends learn how to navigate a setting, helping us better understand our own “internal GPS”
The experiment helps us make sense of “cognitive maps”.
Is it brain size, or brain-to-body size that makes animals intelligent? Birds suggest it’s both, actually
Despite their 'bird-brains', some birds are among the most intelligent animals on the planet.
Alzheimer’s disease causes brain cells to overheat and ‘fry like eggs’
Researchers have shown that an essential protein involved in Alzheimer’s causes cells to overheat, which may explain how the disease ...
We now know which neurons in the brain control sickness symptoms like fever and loss of appetite
Such information can lead us to new ways to manage symptoms and save lives.
Creative brains employ unique patterns of connectivity, favoring long-distance connections
Some brains are just built different.
Brain implant restores communication in completely locked-in patient who can’t even move his eyes
The courageous man can now communicate with the outside world -- something that was impossible without the implant.
Brain scans are saving convicted murderers from death row–but should they?
Perpetrators of horrendous crimes could avoid the death penalty because of their brainwaves.
Scientists find neurons in the human brain that only respond to singing
Further evidence that humans are inherently musical.
Our brains may be naturally wired for multilingualism, being ‘blind’ to changes between languages
As long as we understand what they mean, they're all the same language to our brains.
New brain stimulation technique cured 80% of major depression cases during trial run
It works well, and it works fast.
Spanish researchers developed an “artificial retina” that beams sight directly into the brain of blind patients
It's by no means perfect just yet, but the results are very encouraging.
Pain impairs our ability to feel pleasure — and now we know why, and how
Sensations of pain shut down the neurons that allow us to feel pleasure.