About ten years ago, scientists began exploring an unconventional idea for studying the brain: using bioluminescent light to ...

A selection of science-based books from the year that together shine new light on who we are and why we think and act as we do.

Most of the time, you assume your brain is either “on” or “off,” awake or asleep. A new study shows something far more ...

Temporal lobe epilepsy can trigger intense religious or spiritual experiencesSeizure type and brain area influence mystical ...

A sweeping genetic screen reveals how the brain is built and exposes a hidden gene behind a newly discovered childhood brain ...

One way to get that pleasure is to seek retaliation. Additional brain scan studies have shown that when people imagine ...

Neuralink’s Blindsight implant has received FDA breakthrough status, aiming to restore sight by stimulating the visual cortex ...

A genetic mutation passed from mother to children in families affected by schizophrenia has now been shown to completely ...

To study how a key chemical neuromodulator affects signaling in the brain's cortex, Garrett Neske, PhD, has received a three-year, $300,000 grant from the Whitehall Foundation, a nonprofit ...

Dr. Noritaka Ichinohe discusses three decades of translational neuroscience in a new Genomic Press Interview. His work links ...

Pea-size clusters of human cells called brain organoids inspire both hope and fear. Experts are debating how scientists can ...

The Greenland shark can live up to 500 years. The kind of longevity that probably has something to do with its home: cold, ...