By directly communicating with the brain, a new wireless device could someday help restore lost senses or manage pain without ...

When we watch someone move, get injured, or express emotion, our brain doesn’t just see it—it partially feels it. Researchers ...

Unfinished tasks occupy your brain differently than completed ones. Discover why "done" matters more than "perfect"—and how ...

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections are still fairly common and an estimated 40 million people worldwide are ...

Our thoughts are specified by our knowledge and plans, yet our cognition can also be fast and flexible in handling new ...

Explore the impact of FDA-approved drugs on patients with HIV and cancer, including potential neurological side effects.

The magnetic compass is the last unknown sense in migrating animals. For some scientists, the monarch butterfly is leading ...

Imagine watching a conversation between brain cells, seeing chemical messages pass from one neuron to another. Scientists can ...

The ideas presented in George Lakoff and Srini Narayanan's The Neural Mind are fascinating, but the writing is far less ...

George Bailey dove into icy water to save an angel—and saved himself. Research explains why: Altruism activates the brain's ...

According to John Hopkins Medicine, an aneurysm is a weakened or bulging artery wall, and coiling is a procedure used to ...