Neuroscience/Brain Science

Psychedelics like LSD may improve brain function, including boosting learning and memory. It also improves mental health and brain injury.

Plastic Brain

"[Psychedelics] should be seen not just as medicine, but also as part of human life at large."

Evidence Is Growing That LSD Improves Learning and Memory

Brad Pitt is one of the most recognizable faces in acting. But recognizing faces is something that Pitt himself seriously struggles with.

Bad With Faces?

Here's what that means.

Brad Pitt Says He Has Prosopagnosia

Doctors and lawyers work hard to evolve the legal definition of death in a way that helps patients, grieving families and others.

Dead or Alive

"We're literally legislating what states of life are worth protecting."

Lawyers and Doctors Struggle to Figure Out Who's Actually Dead

Neuroscientists are positing that issues with the brain's own waste removal system may be the root cause of Alzheimer's disease.

Floral Arrangement

These strange structures are beautiful... and deadly. 

"Poisonous Flowers" in Brain May Cause Alzheimer's, Scientists Say

If staring at this image makes you feel like you're being swallowed by a black hole, you're not alone. According to a new paper published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, approximately 86 percent of people experience the same effect.

Black Hole Illusion

It's just a trick — or is it?

Argh! This Optical Illusion Makes You Feel Like You're Falling Into a Black Hole

New research says EMFs emmitted by cell phones could be causing Alzheimer's because of excess calcium buildup in the brain.

Brain Waves

Oh, crap.

Alzheimer's May Be Caused by Cell Phones, Scientists Say

Space tourists headed to the International Space Station this month are bringing a special headset that can map changes in their brain activity during spaceflight.

Space Brain

"One headset, for multiple people, that automatically configures itself perfectly to each one’s head."

SpaceX Space Tourists Are Bringing a Brain-Reading Helmet to Space This Month

Some users who've taken "magic" mushrooms have experienced "wood-lover's paralysis," also called WLP, and lose control of their body through temporarily.

Proceed With Caution

"I couldn't even chew."

People Who Took Psychedelic Mushrooms Say They Lost Control of Their Bodies

Cognitive neuroscience professor Guillaume Thierry explores the experience of death and how long our brains can stil process information after we die.

Heads Will Roll

Do we actually have our lives flash before our eyes before we die?

Neuroscientist Ponders Whether People Remain Conscious After Having Their Heads Chopped Off

It looks like at least one corporation may finally have reached their ultimate frontier: advertising to us in our sleep. 

Androids Dream

"I had one [dream] where I was on a pogo stick jumping around with Coors products."

Woman Says Coors Paid Her $1,000 to Successfully Inject Advertisements Into Her Dreams

A team of scientists had the opportunity to study the brain waves of a dying person — and found an increase in activity associated with memory and dreams.

Dreams Where I Am Dying

He died while he was hooked up to a brain monitor — and what scientists saw is a fascinating glimpse of the end.

Scientists Recorded the Brain Activity of a Person as They Died, and the Results Are Astonishing

Neuralink has responded via blog post to say that yes, they have euthanized a few monkeys during the brain experiments. 

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