Controlling computers with the mind and learning motor skills rely on a similar set of brain regions.
Controlling computers with the mind and learning motor skills rely on a similar set of brain regions.
Retrospective carbon dating of human hippocampal cells confirms substantial adult neurogenesis and suggests that the process contributes to brain function.
Stimulating brain cells with light reveals the dysfunctional circuitry that causes obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Viruses that attack bacteria may be an important component of our gut microbiota.
For the first time, researchers visualize zebrafish memory retrieval in real time.
Mice that explore more have higher levels of neurogenesis, suggesting a link between experience, brain plasticity, and the emergence of distinct personalities.
Researchers find zero evidence for Lyme-induced autism.
A new study of brain activity patterns suggests that babies as young as 5 months old have the neural mechanisms to register that they’ve seen a face.
Researchers are identifying distinctive brain activity patterns that can be used to monitor patients under anesthesia and assess consciousness in “vegetative” patients.
Just the flavor of beer is enough to boost dopamine in brain areas related to reward—especially in men with alcoholic relatives.