History shows we often dismiss what we don’t yet understand. Here’s why stigmatizing today’s uncomfortable questions may be holding humanity back.
What is the neuropsychological basis for the brain's ever-changing contextualized goals? I explore this question from the perspective of the Affect Management Framework (AMF).
With the most wonderful — and for some, the most stressful — time of year underway, a University of Iowa researcher is ...
By directly communicating with the brain, a new wireless device could someday help restore lost senses or manage pain without medications, its developers say.
When we watch someone move, get injured, or express emotion, our brain doesn’t just see it—it partially feels it. Researchers ...
The magnetic compass is the last unknown sense in migrating animals. For some scientists, the monarch butterfly is leading ...
Since its discovery, Alzheimer's disease has been considered irreversible. Consequently, research has focused on preventing ...
Futurist Michio Kaku sees humans doing ballet on Mars and projecting their brains into the cosmos. And aliens? Oh, they're ...
Even consciousness could reveal its secrets someday with this realistic simulation, researchers hope. It will not only ...
We have only just started to understand how our brains clean themselves, but columnist Helen Thomson finds promising evidence ...
Neuroscientists have been trying to understand how the human brain supports numerous advanced capabilities for centuries. The ...
The field of cognitive neuroscience has increasingly turned its attention to the detrimental effects of hypoxia on brain and cognitive functions. While significant progress has been made in ...
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