Neuroscience
Dopamine helps with math rules as well as mood
The chemical messenger dopamine – otherwise known as the happiness hormone – is important not only for motivation and motor...
The smart mouse with the half-human brain
What would Stuart Little make of it? Mice have been created whose brains are half human. As a result, the...
Neural 3-D compass discovered in mammalian brain
Pilots are trained to guard against vertigo: a sudden loss of the sense of vertical direction that renders them unable...
Scientists detect brain network that gives humans superior reasoning skills
When it comes to getting out of a tricky situation, we humans have an evolutionary edge over other primates. Take,...
Meet the Two Scientists Who Implanted a False Memory Into a Mouse
Can we edit the content of our memories? It’s a sci-fi-tinged question that Steve Ramirez and Xu Liu are asking...
‘Chatty’ Cells Help Build the Brain
Development of the cerebral cortex is influenced by genetic cues and communication between neurons and progenitors. Fluorescence microscopy image of...
Copper on the Brain at Rest
In recent years it has been established that copper plays an essential role in the health of the human brain....
Imagination, reality flow in opposite directions in the brain
As real as that daydream may seem, its path through your brain runs opposite reality. Aiming to discern discrete neural...
Scientists prevent memory problems caused by sleep deprivation
Sleep is a critical period for memory consolidation, and most people don’t get enough. Research has shown that even brief...
Training can lead to synaesthetic experiences
A new study has shown for the first time that people can be trained to “see” letters of the alphabet...
Total recall: The science behind it
Is it possible to change the amount of information the brain can store? Maybe, according to a new international study...
Behavioral changes seen after sleep learning
New Weizmann Institute research may bring the idea of sleep learning one step closer to reality. The research, which appeared...
Anxiety can damage brain
People with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) are at increased risk of converting to Alzheimer's disease within a few years, but...
The brain’s ‘inner GPS’ gets dismantled
Imagine being able to recognize your car as your own but never being able to remember where you parked it....