Our main goal in neuroscience is advancing the understanding of the human nervous system and the mechanisms behind its disorders. However, many invasive ...

The cerebral cortex is the largest part of a mammal's brain, and by some measures the most important. In humans in particular, it's where most things happen-like perception, thinking, memory storage ...

Why do our mental images stay sharp even when we are moving fast? A team of neuroscientists led by Professor Maximilian Jösch at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) has identified a ...

Why do our mental images stay sharp even when we are moving fast? A team of neuroscientists has identified a mechanism that corrects visual distortions caused by movement in animals. The study, ...

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

Having lived with disabling chronic pain for 32 years, one reader discovered a lesser known treatment that has transformed ...

Diseases of the nervous system refer to disorders that affect any part of the central nervous system (brain, spinal cord or cranial nerves) or peripheral nervous system. Rabah et al. elegantly ...

The stakes are significant: brain disorders currently cost the global economy approximately $5 trillion annually, a figure expected to triple by 2030. "Our system today is totally designed for a ...

Although no single food can improve mental sharpness, focus, and memory, some research shows that a nutrient-rich diet with plenty of omega-3 fats, antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals is important ...

During President Donald Trump's 2025 inauguration, observers noted that his daughter, Ivanka Trump, was seated further back, while his youngest son, Barron Trump, occupied a front-row seat.

He believed the brain must have many neurons for every concept, but he didn’t know how many. Were these grandmother cells? “I’m very against this view,” Quiroga said. Sure, these cells were highly ...