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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

Neuroscience/Brain Science

It's just a trick — or is it?

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

Kids who played video games saw a positive impact on their intelligence, European scientists say in new study published in the Nature journal.

Game On

Studies

V poggers.

Good News, Gamers! That Screen Time Could Make You a Little Smarter, Scientists Say

US-based Kernel released a piece of wearable helmet tech called the Kernel Flow that uses near-infrared light to scan your brain with lasers.

Helmet Head 

Breakthroughs

Would you wear it?

Startup Builds Brain-Reading Helmet That Scans Your Brain in Infrared

A team at the University of Southern California managed to capture images of a memory form in laboratory zebra fish brains in real time.

Fishy Fear

Oh, so that's what a memory looks like.

Scientists Watch Memories Form in Living Brain

Researchers have discovered that humans experience a “creative sweet spot” in the moments right before we fall asleep that can help solve tough problems.

Zzz Eureka!

Here's how you can try to create your own "eureka" moments. 

Human Brains Can Solve Hard Problems Moments Before Falling Asleep, Study Finds

A new study published in Royal Society B reveals that grandmothers typically have an instinctual and neurological urge to care for their grandchildren.

Grannie's Love

Unsurprisingly, your grandma probably loves you a whole lot. 

Scientists Scan Grandmas' Brains, Confirm They REALLY Love Their Grandchildren

A team of researchers might have developed an incredibly promising way to treat — and possibly vaccinate against — Alzheimer’s disease. 

Mice Memories

They might be able to develop a vaccine for the disease as well. 

Potential Alzheimer's Treatment Restores Lost Memories in Mice

Doctors discovered a Massachusetts man who had tapeworms burrowed into his brain after ingesting feces-contaminated food years before.

Brain Worms

Developments

The parasites entered his skull after he ate feces-tainted food. 

Doctors Alarmed to Discover Tapeworm Inside Man's Brain

Scientists in Spain have successfully created an implant that allowed a blind patient to see by directly stimulating her brain’s visual cortex.

Blind Sight

A blind woman was able to “see” for the first time in 16 years. 

New Brain Implant Lets Blind Patient See Without Eyes

Scientists from Brown University have created tiny microchips designed to be scattered throughout the brain’s surface in order to collect neural data.

Brain Chips

They believe it could help treat epilepsy and Parkinson’s. 

Researchers Propose Sprinkling Hundreds of Chips Into Human Brain

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