Neuroscience/Brain Science

A trial that's the first of its kind in the United States will test the ability of brain implants to help people overcome their drug addiction.

Mind Over Matter

"This treatment is for those who have failed every other treatment."

Doctors Are Using Human Brain Implants to Fight Drug Addiction

Doctors in Texas recorded a livestream of a brain surgery during which the person under the knife, Jenna Schardt, was awake and talking.

Lights, Camera, Scalpel

They removed a mass of seizure-causing blood vessels from the patient's brain — while she was still awake.

Doctors Just Livestreamed a Brain Surgery on Facebook

Your brain is hardwired to prevent you from considering your fear of your own death, according to a new study set for publication in the journal NeuroImage.

Good Guy Brain

Think happy thoughts.

New Research Explains Why We Don't Live In Constant Fear of Death

Various companies now sell devices they say can prevent concussions — but the science simply doesn't back up their claims.

Hard Knocks

The science doesn't back up claims that the devices prevent brain trauma.

Experts: Football's Anti-Concussion Devices Are a Dangerous Scam

According to researchers from Imperial College London, the party drug MDMA could be an effective treatment for alcohol addiction.

Going Dry

"It’s the perfect drug for trauma-focused psychotherapy.”

Study: MDMA Appears to Be an Effective Treatment for Alcoholism

Researchers have created chimeric mice with human brain cells in the hope that the animals could revolutionize Alzheimer's research.

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