People with certain personality traits are more likely to get pain relief from a placebo, a finding that could help improve clinical trials.
People with certain personality traits are more likely to get pain relief from a placebo, a finding that could help improve clinical trials.
Misfolded α-synuclein proteins promote the spread of Parkinson’s pathology in mouse brains.
Functional magnetic resonance images of a vegetative patient’s brain communicate to doctors that he’s conscious and not in pain.
A legendary rock and roll drummer teams up with a neuroscientist to explore the role of rhythm in brain function.
Inflammatory signals in injured zebrafish brains promote the growth of new neurons.
NIH Director Francis Collins touts the project to map neural connections in the human brain as recording the mind’s “symphony.”
Should biological explanations for criminal behavior influence a judge’s or jury’s decision about how to handle a case? If so, how?
Recording brain activity as patients are anesthetized for surgery, researchers identify a pattern that may signal loss of consciousness.
Large RNA-protein packets use a novel mechanism to escape the cell nucleus.
What role did climate change play in this week’s massive hurricane?