If the heart pumps too little blood into the body, the brain is usually not adequately supplied with oxygen. Until…
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Does the brain trick you into thinking food tastes better on Thanksgiving? It’s complicated.
Turkey that’s often bland and accompanied with cranberry sauce from a can? Stuffing yourself with food until you’re set to…
MRI reveals brain damage in obese teens
Researchers using MRI have found signs of damage that may be related to inflammation in the brains of obese adolescents,…
One hand and two hemispheres: How both sides of the brain get involved post-amputation
Psychologists have shown, for the first time, how our brains’ plasticity and ability to adapt, extends across both sides of…
Researcher discovers subcellular computations within the brain during decision-making
New research suggests that during decision-making, neurons in the brain are capable of much more complex processing than previously thought.…
Three-year-old escapes death after knitting needle penetrated BRAIN
Three-year-old escaped death after a knitting needle penetrated her BRAIN when she fell off a bed while pretending it was…
Researchers study social communication in pediatric traumatic brain injury
Kessler Foundation researchers conducted a pilot study to determine ways to assess social communication difficulties in children with impaired social…
Neuron circuitry from brain signals
The brain is considered to be one of the most complex systems in existence. And while significant headway has been…
The night gardeners: Immune cells rewire, repair brain while we sleep
Science tells us that a lot of good things happen in our brains while we sleep—learning and memories are consolidated…
Dementia spreads via connected brain networks
In a new study, UC San Francisco scientists used maps of brain connections to predict how brain atrophy would spread…