In the second world war, the physician Henry Beecher observed that some of his soldier patients, despite being injured on the ...

A study sheds light on how networks in the brain detect new information, offering insight into disorders like schizophrenia.

Advocates say neurotechnology can encourage economic growth and the betterment of society. Others say it could fuel inequity ...

Imagine a swarm of fireflies, flickering lights on and off in the nighttime space. How does the human brain process and ...

Various diseases can be treated by stimulating the vagus nerve in the ear with electrical signals. However, this technique does not always work. A study has now shown: The electrical signals must be ...

New research reveals how the brain rapidly adapts to sensory changes using a feedback loop between the olfactory cortex and the olfactory bulb.

“There’s a particular brain wave that we look at a lot in my laboratory ... And so that’s what I mean by a personally relevant stimulus that is going to elicit a strong reaction from you because it’s ...

Humans also have a negative reaction when you ask ... We want to do a trial of my brain stimulation for people who are positive for her biomarker. It is a big, bold claim.

Kaboom! The first time most of us hear the sound of an explosion is in the movies. Encountering the sound in the real ...

Two brain regions work together when mice learn to override the instinct to run and hide from a potential threat.

Each time a person undergoes stress the brain releases cortisol hormones. Cortisol binds to glucocorticoid receptors and tells the body to prepare its “fight-or-flight” response. This hormone also ...

Being able to noninvasively stimulate the deep brain without stimulating shallow regions is a key goal of non-invasive neurostimulation. Transcranial electrical stimulation (TES) is commonly used ...