The human brain is so cunningly designed that accidental damage or malfunctions in the neural network can generate large-scale effects that do not harm a person,...
What if a computer could say what you were thinking ? An intriguing new mind-reading device could prove invaluable for people who have lost the ability...
Image Credit: CC BY 2.0 Allan Ajifo Can a brain scan reveal if a person is conscious ? Scientists have been trying to find a way...
Image Credit: CC 2.0 Andrew Mason The study could help shed light on neurodegenerative diseases. A new study has indicated that women’s brains are slightly younger...
Image Credit: CC 2.0 Andrew Mason The human brain works in mysterious ways. A new study has revealed that the human brain actually works in reverse...
Did you know that it was possible for the two hemispheres of our brains to be independently conscious – and even to have differing opinions? For...
What could go wrong there? If we have a hard time with trying to remember what’s real now, just imagine when you’re not sure what memory...
Carbon dating suggests it is around 2,500 years old Archaeologists baffled at how brain has survived Archaeologists believe they have discovered one of the world’s oldest...
by Brittany When you want to retain muscle, one immediately thinks of having to go to the gym to keep fit. What if you could just...
In the 21st Century, why do so many people still believe in the paranormal? David Robson discovers that there’s good reason we hold superstitions – and...
by Helen Thomson ONE moment you’re conscious, the next you’re not. For the first time, researchers have switched off consciousness by electrically stimulating a single brain...