WASHINGTON — The blast shook the ground and its red flash of fire covered the doorway as U.S. special operations forces blew open a door during a recent training exercise. Moments later, in their next ...

Tracking how genes switch on and off in the brain is essential for understanding many neurological diseases, yet the tools to monitor this activity are often invasive or unable to capture subtler ...

Creating a virtual brain may sound like a science-fiction nightmare, but for neuroscientists in Japan and at Seattle’s Allen Institute, it’s a big step toward a long-held dream. They say their ...

Every four years at the Cybathlon, teams of researchers and technology “pilots” compete to see whose brain-computer interface holds the most promise. Owen Collumb, a Cybathlon race pilot who has been ...

Going on antidepressants can give many people their life back, but for some there is a catch. About 25% to 80% of people who take antidepressants experience sexual side effects to some degree during ...

Maybe it’s time to finally book that dance class or start those art lessons: Your creative hobbies could help keep your brain young, according to new research by an international group of scientists.

"The brain circuitry involved in these decisions is well conserved between mice and humans, so there are likely useful parallels to be drawn," he added. To explore how dominance and social rank form, ...

No level of alcohol is safe for the brain and even light drinking is linked to an increased risk for dementia, results of a large observational study suggested. The research combined observational ...

Not everyone thinks on the same wavelength. Some people naturally possess the ability to process information and analyze it in a deep, comprehensive way. They can see connections between seemingly ...

A new brainwave test could detect early signs of Alzheimer’s years before diagnosis — in just three minutes. That’s according to researchers at the University of Bath and the University of Bristol, ...

July 31 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's brain implant company Neuralink said on Thursday it will launch a clinical study in Great Britain to test how its chips can enable patients with severe paralysis to ...