The flu's impact extends beyond typical respiratory symptoms, affecting the brain by causing short-term issues like brain fog ...

It works by switching off nociceptors in the peripheral nervous system, and therefore preventing pain signals getting to the brain. This represents a potential new breakthrough in a world which has ...

A new mathematical model sheds light on how the brain processes different cues, such as sights and sounds, during decision making.

New research shows that a network of subcellular structures similar to those responsible for propagating molecular signals that make muscles contract are also responsible for transmitting signals in ...

To evaluate the effectiveness of public video campaigns against risky alcohol consumption, psychologists used EEG measurements to examine the synchronization of brain activity in groups of viewers. In ...

The other day I got an invitation to a windowless office building in downtown Manhattan to get a quantitative ...

New evidence indicates that the brain’s characteristic rhythmic patterns play a crucial role in information processing.

Researchers at the Ernst Strüngmann Institute in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, led by Wolf Singer, have made a new discovery in ...

“Through generating brain oscillations (brain waves) involved in memory retrieval, the brain may be playing a last recall of ...

As scientists unravel how sleep benefits the body, a study in mice is highlighting the potential pitfalls of using Ambien and other sleeping pills.

Neurons in the brains of mice tell them to stop eating when they’ve had enough food – and since people probably have the same ...