Neuroscience
Advances in Mind-Decoding Technologies Raise Hopes (and Worries)
Devices that connect brains to computers are increasingly sophisticated. Can the nascent neurorights movement keep pace?
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Neuroscience
2023’s Mind-Bending Revelations in the Brain Sciences
This year the explosion of interest in AI had a profound impact on how experts in the fields of neuroscience and psychology think about biological intelligence and learning
Diet
Decoding Your Hunger During the Holidays
Deciding when and what to eat is a complex calculus incorporating input from your eyes, your gut and your vagus nerve
Cognition
Why Do Christmas Songs Get Stuck in Your Head So Easily?
If holiday music seems designed in a lab to get stuck on repeat inside your head for all of December, well, it kind of is
Neuroscience
First Atlas of Every Mouse Brain Cell Could Improve Neuro Disease Treatments
Several research teams have created an atlas of the mouse brain. The map, which has more than 5,300 cell clusters, should help to improve the treatment of brain diseases
Neuroscience
See the Brain Like Never Before in This Gorgeous Art
The complexity of the brain comes to life in the annual Art of Neuroscience competition
Neuroscience
Newfound Hybrid Brain Cells Send Signals like Neurons Do
Some astrocytes, thought to play only a supportive role in the brain, can communicate with neurons
Neuroscience
The Brain Isn’t as Adaptable as Some Neuroscientists Claim
The idea of treating neurological disorders by marshaling vast unused neural reserves is more wishful thinking than reality
Neuroscience
The Pandemic Disrupted Adolescent Brain Development
Early research presented at the leading brain conference suggests that the pandemic changed the brains of teenagers
Medicine
Funding for Research on Psychedelics Is on the Rise, Along with Scientists' Hopes for Using Them
As interest and support for psychedelic research grows, scientists share their hopes for the future.
Neuroscience
This Is The Largest Map of The Human Brain Ever Made
Researchers catalogue more than 3,000 different types of cell in our most complex organ
Neuroscience
Your Brain Finds It Easy to Size Up Four Objects But Not Five—Here’s Why
Neuron activity shows that the brain uses different systems for counting up to four, and for five or more
Neuroscience
Autism, Human Connection and the ‘Double Empathy’ Problem
Despite stereotypes, many autistic people yearn for meaningful relationships, but they are daunted by neurotypicals’ assumptions about them
Diet
Period Food Cravings Are Real. A New Brain Finding Could Explain Why They Happen
A new study suggests that changes in the brain's sensitivity to insulin during phases of the menstrual cycle may be linked to appetite
Neuroscience
Forgotten Memories May Remain Intact in the Brain
Everyday lapses in memory can be a part of learning
Neuroscience
Neuropeptide Y May Have Made Humans Smart and Overindulgent
A brain chemical may play a role in the development of our complex brain, as well as our inclination toward obesity and addiction
Consciousness
If AI Becomes Conscious, Here’s How We Can Tell
A checklist derived from six neuroscience-based theories of consciousness could help assess whether an artificial intelligence system achieves this state
Neuroscience
Brain-Reading Devices Allow Paralyzed People to Talk Using Their Thoughts
Two studies report considerable improvements in technologies designed to help people with facial paralysis to communicate
Neuroscience
Scientists Tried to Re-create an Entire Human Brain in a Computer. What Happened?
The Human Brain Project wraps up in September after a decade. It had notable achievements and a troubled past
Neuroscience
Worm Brains, Decoded like Never Before, Could Shed Light on Our Own Mind
One of the most in-depth catalogs of an animal’s brain-body connections ever compiled ties neural activity to roundworm behavior
