An analysis of hundreds of images from several studies shows how hallucinogenic drugs drive activity in various regions of the brain. By Andrew Jacobs As researchers have sought to demonstrate the ...

A new survey reveals a striking disconnect in how Americans think about autism research. While nearly everyone agrees that studying the autistic brain is essential, most people are unaware that brain ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Imagine you’re in line at your favourite bakery, deciding whether to have a ...

A single week of intensive meditation and mind-body practices led to measurable changes across the brain and body. Researchers observed improved brain efficiency, boosted immune signaling, and ...

Scientists looked at a wide range of brain scans to determine how consciousness gets so trippy on mind-altering drugs. A new analysis broadens our understanding of psychedelics, such as the psilocybin ...

The ‘brain in a jar’ is one of science fiction’s most enduring tropes. Stripped of its body but not of its will, the isolated brain is most often portrayed as a malevolent force, able to impose its ...

Brandon Patterson has been through a lot in the nine years since rolling a Jeep left him paralyzed. Now he's on the leading edge of science. Patterson, 41, had a brain-computer interface implanted in ...

The global Artificial Organs and Bionics Market is expected to witness substantial growth, projected to reach US$ 50.7 billion by 2030 from US$ 34.5 billion in 2025, expanding at a CAGR of 8% during ...

The development of the human brain, with its extraordinary range of cognitive abilities, is an awe-inspiring feat of evolution. Each of its tens of billions of cells must be born at precisely the ...

A growing body of research suggests astrocytes, star-shaped brain cells once dismissed as support players, may lead the way to more precise and effective psychiatric drugs. This fluorescent microscope ...

Marijuana use seems to be more popular (or at least more openly talked about) than ever. Regardless of whether you’re on the gummy bandwagon, you might wonder how it really affects your brain after ...

For months, readers emailed Snopes and searched our website to learn whether tech billionaire Bill Gates had really developed or endorsed products claiming to treat Alzheimer's disease or dementia.