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Electrically stimulating the brains of people in their 60s and 70s allowed them to perform as well on working memory tasks as 20-somethings.

Zapping Elderly People’s Brains Supercharges Their Working Memory

By Kristin Houser

Chinese scientists figured out that they could enhance a monkey's intelligence by introducing a single human gene linked to brain development.

Neuroscience and Brain

Chinese Scientists Gene-Hacked Super Smart Human-Monkey Hybrids

By Dan Robitzski

The Stentrode, the first neural implant that doesn't require open surgery, is poised to begin clinical trials to help paralyzed people communicate.

This Neural Implant Accesses Your Brain Through the Jugular Vein

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists found the a single dose of MDMA can help adult mice re-learn social behavior. They hope it can help people with PTSD.

MDMA Can “Reopen” a Part of the Brain That Closes After Puberty

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers have implanted transparent skulls into mice to get an unimpeded look at their brain activity on a wider scale over a longer period.

Scientists Add Windows to Mice Skulls to Watch Their Brains

By Kristin Houser

New research suggests that human brains continue to grow new neurons after birth, tipping the scales of a decades-long scientific debate.

New Study Suggests Adult Brains Might Grow New Neurons

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists at Scripps Research say they've found a way to reverse rats' alcoholism by blasting particular neurons in their brains with lasers.

Scientists Reversed Rats’ Alcoholism by Firing Lasers at Their Brains

By Jon Christian

Scientists at Cambridge University say they've grown a miniature brain in a petri dish that seizes control of nearby spinal cords around it.

Lab-Grown Brain Uses “Tendrils” to Grab, Control Spinal Cords

By Jon Christian

A new study finds a link between the amount of green space surrounding a person's childhood home and their mental health as an adult.

Study: Growing up Around Green Space Halves Mental Health Risk

By Kristin Houser

In order to better understand how smartphone use correlates with mental health in adolescents, scientists want to access Google and Apple's data stashes.

Google and Apple Can Help Learn How Phones Affect Kids’ Brains

By Dan Robitzski

For an upcoming trial, researchers will inject people genetically predisposed to develop Alzheimer's with genes linked to a lowered risk.

Alzheimer’s Trial Will “Bathe” Patients’ Brains in Helpful Genes

By Kristin Houser

Research suggests that the specific genetic edits performed on now-living humans by Chinese scientist He Jiankui could have broader-than-expected impacts.

Scientist Who Gene-Hacked Babies “Likely” Boosted Their Brainpower

By Dan Robitzski

A combination of molecules could making repairing the brain damage caused by Alzheimer's disease and other brain injuries as easy as swallowing a pill.

New Drug Combo Could Repair the Brains of Alzheimer’s Patients

By Kristin Houser

Researchers believe the brain reconstructs memories in the reverse order that it creates them, moving from the big picture onto the finer visual details.

The Human Brain Reconstructs Memories in Reverse Order

By Kristin Houser

The Pentagon's emerging technologies unit put out a call last week for proposals that use insect brains to control robots.

DARPA Wants to Build Conscious Robots Using Insect Brains

By Jon Christian

A new clinical trial is recruiting patients to see if a drug that stops ALS-related neuron death can also help people with Alzheimer's Disease.

Neuroscience and Brain

New Drug Trial Could Halt Alzheimer’s Memory Loss

By Dan Robitzski

Cyberdyne's assistive exoskeleton, HAL, was approved for rehab treatments in early 2018. Now it's about to ship to five more hospitals.

Neuroscience and Brain

Watch a RoboCop-Like Exoskeleton Help Paralyzed People Walk Again

By Dan Robitzski

Clearing Old Cells from Mouse Brains Lowered Signs of Anxiety

Clearing Old Cells from Mouse Brains Lowered Signs of Anxiety

By Dan Robitzski

A neural implant nicknamed the "bionic face" can help treat facial paralysis by stimulating paralyzed muscles with electricity.

A “Bionic Face” Brain Implant Could Treat Facial Paralysis

By Dan Robitzski

A Wireless Neural Implant Might Jolt the Brain out of Seizures

A Wireless Neural Implant Might Jolt the Brain out of Seizures

By Dan Robitzski

New research describes how optogenetics, which involves activating nerve cells with pulses of light, could vastly improve paralysis treatment.

Neuroscience and Brain

Stimulating Muscles With Light Could Soon Treat Paralysis

By Dan Robitzski

A landmark research study at the National Institute of Health is finding that too much screen time is changing the way children's brains are developing.

New Research: Screen Time Is Literally Changing Children’s Brains

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists figured out the ideal brain region to target with deep brain stimulation in order to alleviate depression symptoms.

Stimulating This Part of the Brain Alleviates Depression Symptoms

By Dan Robitzski

New Brain Implant Could Translate Paralyzed People’s Thoughts Into Speech

New Brain Implant Could Translate Paralyzed People’s Thoughts Into Speech

By Dan Robitzski

Up to 20 percents of the cells in our lab-grown mini kidneys are actually brain and muscle cells, according to new research.

Lab-Grown Mini Kidneys Keep Spawning Rogue Brain Cells

By Kristin Houser

Sadness is associated with a particular neural circuit connecting the amygdala with the hippocampus, which helps store memories.

Researchers Found What Sadness Looks Like in the Brain

By Jon Christian

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Experts: Ban Pesticides That Threaten Kids’ Brains

By Jon Christian

A team of European researchers is exploring how internet usage affects mental health, marking the first international effort to do so.

We’ll Soon Know Exactly How Terrible the Internet Is for Our Mental Health

By Kristin Houser

This Brain-Analyzing AI Could Kill Your Dream of Being a Professional Athlete

This Brain-Analyzing AI Could Kill Your Dream of Being a Professional Athlete

By Kristin Houser

Training a neural net to decode a person's brain signals and send them to a robotic limb led to better, precise control over prosthetics.

A Neural Network, Connected to a Human Brain, Could Mean More Advanced Prosthetics

By Dan Robitzski

People Are Zapping Their Brains to Boost Creativity. Experts Have Concerns.

People Are Zapping Their Brains to Boost Creativity. Experts Have Concerns.

By Jon Christian

Clearing Faulty Cells Out Of The Brain May Stave Off Cognitive Decline

Clearing Faulty Cells Out Of The Brain May Stave Off Cognitive Decline

By Dan Robitzski

A Researcher Is Offering a Prize to Anyone Who Can Prove a Germ Causes Alzheimer’s

Neuroscience and Brain

A Researcher Is Offering a Prize to Anyone Who Can Prove a Germ Causes Alzheimer’s

By Kristin Houser

Researchers have discovered how to translate brain waves into the actual mood a subject is feeling — and it could lead to new treatments for depression.

This Device Reads Your Brainwaves to Figure Out Your Mood

By Jon Christian

The Digest: That Brain-Tingle Sensation Might Have Physical And Mental Benefits

The Digest: That Brain-Tingle Sensation Might Have Physical And Mental Benefits

By Kristin Houser

The Digest: Shocking A Person’s Brain Could Make Them Less Violent, Study Shows

The Digest: Shocking A Person’s Brain Could Make Them Less Violent, Study Shows

Artificial Consciousness: How To Give A Robot A Soul

Neuroscience and Brain

Artificial Consciousness: How To Give A Robot A Soul

By Dan Robitzski

New Gene Therapy Could Stitch Together Damaged Spinal Cords

Neuroscience and Brain

New Gene Therapy Could Stitch Together Damaged Spinal Cords

By Dan Robitzski

Brain-Based Circuitry Just Made Artificial Intelligence A Whole Lot Faster

Brain-Based Circuitry Just Made Artificial Intelligence A Whole Lot Faster

By Dan Robitzski

Did An Acid Trip Change Your Life? Scientists Want To Know About It

Neuroscience and Brain

Did An Acid Trip Change Your Life? Scientists Want To Know About It

By Dan Robitzski

We Can Now Make Super Accurate 3D Printed Models of Patients’ Brains

We Can Now Make Super Accurate 3D Printed Models of Patients’ Brains

We’ve Reached A New Level In Bionics: Artificial Limbs We Forget Are Artificial

Neuroscience and Brain

We’ve Reached A New Level In Bionics: Artificial Limbs We Forget Are Artificial

By Dan Robitzski

New Jelly-Like Neural Implant Eliminates the Need to Drill Through the Brain

New Jelly-Like Neural Implant Eliminates the Need to Drill Through the Brain

By Dan Robitzski

Scientists Transferred Memories From One Snail to Another. Someday, They Could Do The Same in Humans.

Neuroscience and Brain

Scientists Transferred Memories From One Snail to Another. Someday, They Could Do The Same in Humans.

To Help The Body Fight Chronic Disease, Scientists Learn To Decode Brain Signals

To Help The Body Fight Chronic Disease, Scientists Learn To Decode Brain Signals

By Dan Robitzski

Getting Struck By Lightning Can Make Brain Implants Stop Working

Getting Struck By Lightning Can Make Brain Implants Stop Working

By Kristin Houser

To Understand Why Animals Behave The Way They Do, Scientists Need AI

Neuroscience and Brain

To Understand Why Animals Behave The Way They Do, Scientists Need AI

By Dan Robitzski

Dark Future: Here’s When We’ll Have the Black Mirror Tech That Lets Us Read Memories

Neuroscience and Brain

Dark Future: Here’s When We’ll Have the Black Mirror Tech That Lets Us Read Memories

By Sarah Marquart

Scientists Who Stick Needles in Brains Curious About What Needles Do to Brains

Scientists Who Stick Needles in Brains Curious About What Needles Do to Brains

By Dan Robitzski

Antidepressants Don’t Always Work. Now Doctors Can Peer Into The Brain To Get Patients The Right One

Antidepressants Don’t Always Work. Now Doctors Can Peer Into The Brain To Get Patients The Right One

By Dan Robitzski

Flash Freezing Your Brain To Become Immortal Is Not Only Super Unrealistic, It’s Unethical, Too

Flash Freezing Your Brain To Become Immortal Is Not Only Super Unrealistic, It’s Unethical, Too

By Victor Tangermann

A Mobile Scanner Reveals Brain Activity of Patients Doing Everyday Tasks

A Mobile Scanner Reveals Brain Activity of Patients Doing Everyday Tasks

By Lou Del Bello

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A Company Wants to Put a Chip in Your Brain to Cure Disease

By Chelsea Gohd

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Long Term Depression Permanently Changes the Brain

By Chelsea Gohd

Scientists Use EEG Machine to Create Digital Images From Brain Activity

Scientists Use EEG Machine to Create Digital Images From Brain Activity

Deep Brain Stimulation Therapy Could Help Treat Alzheimer’s

Deep Brain Stimulation Therapy Could Help Treat Alzheimer’s

By Patrick Caughill

Can a Brain Zap Really Boost Your Memory?

Can a Brain Zap Really Boost Your Memory?

Scientists Are Closer to Making Artificial Brains That Operate Like Ours Do

Scientists Are Closer to Making Artificial Brains That Operate Like Ours Do

By Lou Del Bello

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Neuroscience and Brain

If You Had a Human Head Transplant, Would You Still Be You?

A Needle the Size of a Human Hair Makes Brain Injections Possible

A Needle the Size of a Human Hair Makes Brain Injections Possible

By Chelsea Gohd

We May Have Just Figured Out How the Brain Processes Good and Bad Experiences

We May Have Just Figured Out How the Brain Processes Good and Bad Experiences

By Chelsea Gohd

Research Shows Athletes With No History of Concussions Still Suffer From Brain Damage

Research Shows Athletes With No History of Concussions Still Suffer From Brain Damage

Dark Future: Here’s When We’ll Have the Black Mirror Tech That Lets us Share Physical Sensations

Neuroscience and Brain

Dark Future: Here’s When We’ll Have the Black Mirror Tech That Lets us Share Physical Sensations

By Victor Tangermann

Sight Unseen: Advanced Imaging Will Solve the Greatest Mysteries of the Human Body

Neuroscience and Brain

Sight Unseen: Advanced Imaging Will Solve the Greatest Mysteries of the Human Body