Scientists have developed a brain-computer interface that can capture and decode a person's inner monologue. The results could help people who are unable to speak communicate more easily with others.

You can see it coming in right there, that little spot,” says neuroscientist and engineer Laura Lewis. A remarkably bright pulsing dot has appeared on the monitor in front of us. We are watching, in ...

Our brain may not be as capable of rewiring following an amputation as we thought, which could have serious implications for how we treat a common complication called phantom limb pain. A part of the ...

Brain health involves the optimal functioning of the brain across various domains, including cognitive function, motor skills, sensory function, and emotional health. There are many different types of ...

A man who had severe depression for more than three decades appears to have gone into remission, thanks to a bespoke brain “pacemaker” that selectively activates different areas of his brain. “He ...

You can see it coming in right there, that little spot,” says neuroscientist and engineer Laura Lewis. A remarkably bright pulsing dot has appeared on the monitor in front of us. We are watching, in ...

Scientists have developed tiny liposomes that act like nanoscale sensors, releasing drugs on command when triggered by low-intensity ultrasound. It's a safe, noninvasive way to deliver therapies and ...

Have you ever heard the expression, “Use it or lose it”? Nowhere does this idiom apply more than to the brain. Sure, the brain isn’t a muscle, but to keep it sharp, it still needs consistent neural ...

Learning to play a musical instrument can protect your brain from aging, building up a defense against cognitive decline that lasts a lifetime. Researchers from Canada and China discovered older ...

For decades, large stretches of human DNA were dismissed as "junk" and considered to serve no real purpose. In a new study published in Cell Genomics, researchers at Lund University in Sweden show ...