Something specific happens inside the brain when a psychedelic drug makes someone see things that aren’t there. A ripple of electrical activity, pulsing roughly five times per second, surges through ...

Pregnancy brain, often called “mum brain” or “momnesia”, refers to the common experience of mild cognitive changes such as forgetfulness, difficulty concentrating and mental fog during and shortly ...

A hidden waste-removal pathway in the brain has finally been caught in action. Using cutting-edge MRI scans, researchers ...

Imagine what brain surgeons could do with a three-dimensional (3D)-printed model of the brain. Not a structural model printed in plastic and uniform throughout, but one that mirrors the heterogeneity ...

Over 1 billion people worldwide are living with one or more mental health disorders that affect their mood, thinking ...

As prominent artificial intelligence (AI) researchers eye limits to the current phase of the technology, a different approach is gaining attention: using living human brain cells as computational ...

SEATTLE — We all have them. But how much do you really know about the brain?! "BrainFest," which is a day filled with all sorts of brainy fun, returns to the Pacific Science Center in Seattle on ...