While much is known about how the brains of English speakers process language, research has neglected people who speak other languages. The Scientist spoke with one of the authors of a study that seeks to change that.

A study finds that expression levels of certain genes that track with brain activity—particularly those involved in brain development—vary between people with autism and their non-autistic peers.

The cells signal to the brain how hydrating particular beverages are, but it’s not yet clear whether they play a similar role in humans.

Study finds that, contrary to what other research has found, a popular meditation course does not appear to alter brain structure.

The patient, who has ALS, is able to communicate in complete sentences by deliberately altering his brain’s activity.

Injecting oxygen-generating algae into tadpoles allows brain activity to continue in the absence of oxygen, researchers find.

Our perception of quantity, separate from counting or estimation of magnitude more generally, is foundational to human cognition, according to some neuroscientists.

Some nerve cells in the brains of macaques respond selectively to particular numbers, hinting at a specialized pathway for extracting information about numerical quantity.

Researchers have identified specific cells and neuropeptides involved in mediating the sneeze response in mice exposed to allergens or chemical irritants such as capsaicin.

Researchers discover that when the mind wanders or goes blank, some parts of the brain behave as they do during sleep.

A mouse study identifies the brain regions and specific signaling factors that regulate the sneeze response.

Researchers who spoke with Spectrum say that while brain imaging tools have their limitations, they still hold promise in helping to unlock the brain’s secrets. 

A nascent but growing consumer market for brain-computer interface technology is driving the development of sleek new tools for decoding brain activity.

Changes in blood levels of oxytocin and adrenocorticotropic hormone and patterns of neural activity predict how much money people will donate to a cause with high accuracy.

Researchers tease out the effects of the two cravings by having participants gamble for the chance to satisfy them.

The technology, tested out on patients with epilepsy who already had electrodes implanted in their brains, is currently limited to 30–50 sentences.

Imaging reveals how cyclical patterns of brain activity differ between conscious and unresponsive individuals.

Researchers could anticipate which way an eight-day-old zebrafish will flick its tail based on brain activity 10 seconds earlier.

The surprising finding comes courtesy of two study participants with implanted electrode arrays that record activity at single-neuron resolution.