Blame cell death and fungi for brain decay, not TikTok. TikTok won't really make your brain rot. That doesn't happen until after death. While most brains rot quickly, researchers have found a ...

Instead, well-known conditions were identified in all 25 cases examined, including common diseases, brain injury and cancer You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if ...

While they broadly identified some brain regions that could play a ... to study the representation of vocalizations in the inferior colliculus, which is as few as two synapses from the inner ...

What the heart wants, the brain wants too. A nutrient-rich diet is crucial for heart, vascular and brain health, as about 25% of our blood supply goes to our brain. Eating foods high in saturated ...

A new book by the neuroscientist Leor Zmigrod explores the connections between brain biology and political beliefs. By Jennifer Szalai When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our ...

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The research pinpoints an area in the brain called the inferior colliculus—so far studied mostly for its role in sound processing—to also be involved in processing touch signals, including ...

A tricky brain teaser about sheep left users stumped on social media, sparking lively discussions and various guesses on the answer. Who doesn’t enjoy a good brain teaser? These engaging mental ...

Alcohol can impair your ability to think, damage your brain cells, and increase your risk of long-term conditions such as memory loss and addiction. You may think of alcohol as a way to unwind or ...

“It’s like the brain has created this beautiful mental graph paper which it can use to solve both spatial and non-spatial problems.” Reference: Peysakhovich B, Zhu O, Tetrick SM, et al. Primate ...

A New Zealand geneticist says his research into the minds of sheep may hold the key to curing Alzheimer’s disease. Auckland University’s Centre for Brain Research received more than $300,000 ...

Brain tumors can be cancerous or benign. Benign tumors do not spread to other body parts, but they can cause serious problems if they press on healthy brain tissue. Some can become cancerous ...