A study by scientists led by Aurora Perrault of Concordia University and Valeria Kebets of McGill University revealed five ...

For years, scientists suspected that fetuses could hear the muffled murmur of the outside world and that these early sounds ...

I really enjoyed Horizon: Secrets of the brain on BBC iPlayer. Presented by physicist Jim Al-Khalili (pictured), the two-part ...

At FinalSpark, a company co-founded by software engineer Dr. Fred Jordan, researchers are creating what they call “wetware”—a ...

Ordinary human cells, not just neurons, respond more strongly to memory signals when they arrive in spaced bursts rather than ...

Merging biophysics with knowledge of how the brain handles waste led to an impressive 50 percent reduction of amyloid beta in mice brains and restoration of cognitive function.

Spirituality may have evolved during the Paleolithic from a brain circuit that was originally involved in the control of fear ...

Therapeutic rescue: Echinacea extract and its active ingredient, dodeca-2E,4E,8Z,10Z-tetraenoic acid N-isobutyl amide, were shown to significantly alleviate stress-induced deficits in LTP.

Consortium leader of the EU-funded project SpikeHERO, Fraunhofer IIS is setting its sights on fibre optic networks over the ...

Over 7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s, which slowly erodes memory, cognitive skills and the ability to perform simple tasks.

Scientists have created one of the most detailed mammalian brain maps to date using artificial intelligence to predict ...