An analysis of hundreds of images from several studies shows how hallucinogenic drugs drive activity in various regions of the brain. By Andrew Jacobs As researchers have sought to demonstrate the ...

Scientists looked at a wide range of brain scans to determine how consciousness gets so trippy on mind-altering drugs. A new analysis broadens our understanding of psychedelics, such as the psilocybin ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Imagine you’re in line at your favourite bakery, deciding whether to have a ...

A single week of intensive meditation and mind-body practices led to measurable changes across the brain and body. Researchers observed improved brain efficiency, boosted immune signaling, and ...

Researchers have developed a cutting-edge technique that uses RNA “barcodes” to map how neurons connect, capturing thousands of links with single-synapse precision. The method transforms brain mapping ...

Brandon Patterson has been through a lot in the nine years since rolling a Jeep left him paralyzed. Now he's on the leading edge of science. Patterson, 41, had a brain-computer interface implanted in ...

Science Corporation, the startup from former Neuralink president and co-founder Max Hodak, has enlisted a top neurobiologist to lead the first U.S. human trials for its biohybrid brain-computer ...

That feeling when you wake up “refreshed” after a good night’s sleep is a lot less metaphorical than you might realize, according to new research from neurologists in Finland. Two new studies by a ...

Researchers from the Paris Brain Institute and Sainte-Justine University Hospital in Montreal have, for the first time, revealed the key stages of vascular development in the brain, from birth through ...

UCF researchers have uncovered evidence that some movement-related symptoms of Alzheimer's disease may originate outside the brain, which could change how the disease is diagnosed and treated in the ...

A growing body of research suggests astrocytes, star-shaped brain cells once dismissed as support players, may lead the way to more precise and effective psychiatric drugs. This fluorescent microscope ...

A mystery drug has shown promise for Parkinson’s disease, improving the mobility and balance of mice with Parkinson’s-like symptoms. The drug works by boosting the brain’s waste disposal system to ...