In the book Feeling & Knowing, neuroscientist Antonio Damasio suggests that consciousness evolved as a way to keep essential bodily systems steady.
High levels of a key blood protein point to brain shrinkage and damage to message-sending axons, providing a biomarker for TBI severity and prognosis.
Brain signals called sharp-wave ripples have an unexpected job: influencing the body’s sugar levels, a study in rats suggests.
In the 1920s, psychiatrist Hans Berger invented EEG and discovered brain waves — though not long-range signals.
A method called optogenetics offers insights into memory, perception and addiction.
Three-dimensional views of 50,000 cells from a woman’s brain yield one of the most detailed maps yet.
A new Alzheimer's treatment slows progression of the disease, the drug’s developers say. But some researchers question its effectiveness.
New edible models of proteins could spark students’ interest in the world of chemistry, especially students who are blind.
Comparing brain training program users with those who don’t do the mini brain workouts, scientists found no proof that the regimens boosted brainpower.
Light-activated proteins inserted in eye nerve cells and special goggles help the man, who lost his sight due to retinitis pigmentosa, see objects.