It sounds like science fiction: controlling electronic devices with brain waves. But researchers have developed a new type of electroencephalogram (EEG) electrode that can do
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Brain circuit controls individual responses to temptation in rats
Differences in a key brain circuit may suggest why some individuals are less able than others to resist tempting cues, according to a study in
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Cracking the code of a brain cancer that keeps coming back: Sonic hedgehog medulloblastoma can turn into a stubborn killer of children
One of the most common brain cancers in children, Sonic Hedgehog (SHH) medulloblastoma, also is one of the more survivable for most kids. Unfortunately, for
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Signal blocks stem cell division in geriatric brain
Scientists from Basel have investigated the activity of stem cells in the brain of mice and discovered a key mechanism that controls cell proliferation. According
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Brain finds order amidst chaos
How does the brain find order amidst a sea of noise and chaos? Researchers have found the answer by using advanced simulation techniques to investigate
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Multi-tasking protein at the root of neuropathic pain
Researchers from Japan’s Osaka University have made an important leap in our understanding of how chronic pain conditions develop. In a study published on July
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Brain takes a beating as arteries age
Researchers in Umeå, Sweden, have presented a model that explains why memory deteriorates as the body ages. With age, the brain receives an increased load
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Newly identified meningeal lymphatic vessels answers key questions about brain clearance
Just see what happens when your neighborhood’s waste disposal system is out of service. Not only do the piles of trash stink but they can
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Dementia study links gene with damage to brain connections
Insights into how a gene that increases the risk of Alzheimer’s disease disrupts brain cells have been revealed by scientists. Brain tissue from people with
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Improved human brain organoids to boost neurological disease research: Reproducible, miniature 3D models of human brain tissue open up new frontiers in neuroscience
Scientists at Harvard University and the Broad Institute’s Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research have made a major advance in the development of human brain ‘organoids’:
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