BrainCan - neuroscience

unravelling the mysteries of the brain: suzanne o...

From a man who sees cartoon characters to a woman who plays an imaginary trumpet,Suzanne...

what can dick swaab tell us about sex and the...

The Dutch neuroscientist is as celebrated as he is sneered at for his theories on brain development...

how alcohol can improve your memory

A few drinks may disrupt the memory system – but in certain circumstances,they can actually aid...

dreaming of a cure: the battle to beat narcolepsy

A global struggle to find the cause of the scarce condition that causes uncontrollable sleepiness...

sarah jayne blakemore: it is, strangely,...

The neuroscientist,who has written a book on the teenage brain, on the turmoil of adolescence and...

why do some people get travel sickness?

Moving is integral to our wellbeing – but sometimes it makes us throw up. In this extract from his...

the illusion of attention | mo costandi

Focused attention can make you oblivious ((adj.) lacking consciousness or awareness of something) to...

how to spot a murderers brain

Do your genes,rather than upbringing, determine whether you will become a criminal? Adrian Raine...

left or right handed? how it influences your...

People prefer whatever is in front of their favourite hand,a Chicago University study finds – and...

philosophy will be the key that unlocks artificial...

AI is achievable,but it will bewitch more than computer science and neuroscience to develop machines...

why do relationship breakups hurt so much?

admire is like a drug,and withdrawal from addiction is disruptive and damaging. In this extract from...

vampires, ghosts and demons: the nightmare of...

Tales of things that move bump in the night absorb existed for centuries,but they may in fact be...

glyn humphreys obituary

Key figure in cognitive neuroscience whose research helped many stroke victimsWhen the...

ancient arthropod brains surprise paleontologists

Exceptionally well preserved 520-million-year-conventional arthropod brains overturn the...

why were hardwired to hate uncertainty | marc...

A current study shows that uncertainity is even more stressful than knowing something infamous is...

talking to ourselves: the science of the little...

whether we want to understand what’s happening in the brain when people ‘hear voices’,we first...

john cacioppo: loneliness is like an iceberg - it...

Loneliness is contagious,heritable, affects one in four people – and increases the chances of...

brain s immune cells hyperactive in schizophrenia

fresh research links the onset of psychosis to the brain’s inflammatory responseThe brain’s...

blind cave fish evolved an energy saving shrunken...

The Mexican tetra lost its eyes - as well as a meaningful portion of its brain - to ensure survival...

sleepy brains neglect half the world | mo costandi

A new study shows that drowsiness alters awareness in much the same way as a common form of brain...

blind cave fish evolved a shrunken brain to save...

The Mexican tetra lost its eyes - as well as a significant portion of its brain - to ensure survival...

neuroscience and the premature death the soul

Twenty years ago,Tom Wolfe made predictions approximately how advances in neuroscience would...

henry marsh: ukraine is like a trabant that wants...

Henry Marsh is a celebrated neurosurgeon who travels the world teaching his exacting craft. Robert...

neuroscience and the premature death of the soul

Twenty years ago,Tom Wolfe made predictions about how advances in neuroscience would transform our...

artists may have different brains (more grey...

Image Photo courtesy of the Laboratory of Neuro Imaging at UCLA. Sometimes—as in the case of...

its time to celebrate the fact that there are many...

Research published yesterday,showing that brains don’t come in male and female forms, fits with...

neurons dynamically switch identity in response to...

A hitherto unknown form of neuroplasticity discovered by researchers at King’s College London...

self control saps memory resources

original research shows that exercising willpower impairs memory function by draining shared brain...

your nose knows death is imminent | mo costandi

Losing the sense of smell predicts death within five years,according to new researchUntil as...

how we all could benefit from synaesthesia

Developing the mysterious condition in the 96% of people who do not believe it may help to improve...

how barbara arrowsmith young rebuilt her own brain

She realised that section of her brain was not functioning properly so she devised a series of...

reality is nothing but a hallucination: a mind...

If you've been accused of living in "a world of your own," regain ready for some validation. As...

so were not inherently selfish - but selflessness...

A recent study shows how altruism wells up from the most primitive parts of the brain. It counts for...

please amputate this leg: its not mine | anil...

David is desperate to be rid of one of his legs: 'It feels like my soul doesn't extend...

human brain is predisposed to negative...

Brain responds more strongly to information about unfavourably portrayed groups,offering clues as to...

british scientists win worlds biggest neuroscience...

Tim Bliss,Graham Collingridge and Richard Morris will be the first all-British team to share the...

cannabis munchies explained by new research

Scientists acquire shown the urge to eat after smoking is caused by cannabinoids hijacking brain...

what siri can learn from your brain about tuning...

Walk into a roomful of people,and your first impression is just noise. Within seconds, you start to...

tony buffery obituary

My father,Tony Buffery, who has died aged 76, or was a notable neuropsychologist once described by...

this is what a brain injury feels like

As a science journalist,Elizabeth Lopatto had reported on the effects of brain injuries. But nothing...

what is freedom? watch four philosophy animations...

Growing up in America,I heard nearly every behavior, no matter how unpleasant, and justified with...

gambling rats reveal nerve cells which may control...

Although the research doesn’t elaborate why some people are more likely to choose risks than...

dormant viruses may cause motor neuron disease...

Human endogenous retroviruses may cause or contribute to some forms of amyotrophic lateral...

americas most common drug ingredient could be...

Every week,a quarter of Americans acquire a painkiller that could be dampening our collective...

men are from mars, women are from venus? new brain...

Authors say scans demonstrate need to think beyond an individual’s sex as each brain has unique...

brain implant helps paralysed man regain partial...

Pioneering neural bypass allows chip in the brain to send signals to muscles in wrist and...

electrical brain stimulation could boost benefits...

Research indicates that transcranial direct current stimulation (tCDS) during rehabilitation therapy...

male and female brains wired differently, scans...

Maps of neural circuitry point to women's brains are suited to social skills and...

anti allergy drug may tackle symptoms of...

A drug that was once used as an antihistamine by people with allergies in Russia offers new hope for...

darpas mind controlled arm will make you wish you...

When I asked Johnny Matheny whether I could shake his hand,I was admittedly a itsy-bitsy nervous....

lack of sleep alters brain chemicals to bring on...

Sleep deprivation may cause overeating by boosting chemicals for appetite as well as those that...

the new scanners that can really get inside your...

Equipment allowing UK scientists to track the workings of the brain in much more detail is being...

childhood stimulation key to brain development,...

Twenty-year research project shows that most critical aspect of cortex development in late teens was...

monkey brains reveal how we know which way is up

These are some of the 500 images recently shown to rhesus monkeys while their brains were being...

the asmr videos that give youtube viewers head...

Online videos of soothing sounds known as ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response) are...

complex living brain simulation replicates sensory...

Blue Brain Project supercomputer recreates portion of rodent’s brain with 30000 neurons connected...

neuroscientists create atlas showing how words...

Using brain imaging,scientists occupy built a map displaying how words and their meanings are...

scientists have been using a flawed method to...

For many years,neuroscientists believed they had identified a specific pattern of brain activity...

why slow internet and getting stuck in traffic...

Having a slow internet connection and being in slow traffic aren’t that great of a deal in the...

how video games might actually help our brains

In October,29000 neuroscientists gathered in Chicago to discuss new research in their sprawling...

sonogenetics allows brain cells to be controlled...

Scientists own used genetically modified worms to point to that ultrasound can be used to activate...

scientists concealed death of patient at centre of...

Therapy which restored consciousness hailed as huge advance, but researchers criticised for...

musical play may boost understanding and long term...

Study of nine-month-old children showed regular musically-based play sessions improved their ability...

time passes more slowly for flies, study finds

Research suggests perception of time is linked to size,explaining why insects find it easy to avoid...

discovery of new pathway in brain has implications...

Astrocytes regulate intensity of neuronal signals linked to learning and memory by sensing...

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