neuroscience

In Scientists were, for the first time, able to show that 800,000 living brain cells trapped in a petri dish can be taught how to play the videogame Pong.

DishBrain

Neuroscience/Brain Science

This is incredible.

Video Shows Human Brain Cells in Dish Teaching Themselves to Play a Videogame

Multiple new studies appear to confirm that steroids — bodybuilding 'roids and the prescription drugs — are absolutely terrible for brain health.

Roid Rage

Uh, that's not good.

Steroid Use Linked to a Bunch of Very Bad Brain Problems

A team of university researchers says watching TV as a sedentary activity is more likely to cause dementia than other activities, like computer use.

Brain Drain

They're saying it's the worst leisure activity.

Scientists Link TV Watching to Developing Dementia

Researchers may have discovered a new and effective way of stimulating and improving memory in older humans — and all they need to do is wear a headset.

It's Electric

"It's sort of connecting to the so-called language of the brain..."

Scientists Say This Headset Significantly Improves Elders' Memory

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

Researchers were able to hack into fruit fly brains and successfully command specific movements, with just a click of a wireless remote control.

Buzz Buzz

Fascinating.

Scientists Hijack Fruit Fly Brains to Remote Control Their Wings

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

A controversial theory suggesting that quantum effects in the brain could explain consciousness may hold more weight than scientists originally thought.

Heady Stuff

Is this where "consciousness begins?"

Experiment Suggests That Consciousness May Be Rooted in Quantum Physics

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

Researchers at the University of North Carolina and the University of Missouri did a study of 830 voters to understand the conservative and liberal brain.

Pick Your Brain

What's going on up there?

Researchers Say There's Something Psychologically Strange About Trump Voters

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

Former Feinstein Institutes neuroengineer Viktor Tóth taught three rats to play "Doom II" using a virtual reality set up. Here's how he did it.