Is It Real or Imagined? Here’s How Your Brain Tells the Difference
New experiments show that the brain distinguishes between perceived and imagined mental images by checking whether they cross a “reality threshold." ..
New experiments show that the brain distinguishes between perceived and imagined mental images by checking whether they cross a “reality threshold." ..
Two new studies show that AI-powered devices can help paralyzed people communicate faster and more accurately. ..
Stimulating the brain with electricity has been used for 30 years to treat Parkinson’s disease. Now, researchers are testing whether it could help restore ..
Chronic drinking depletes the brain’s dopamine levels. A single dose of a gene therapy reset them, and stopped the craving for alcohol. ..
Temperature is one of the hardest aspects of touch to re-create for prosthetic users. This tiny patch could help people with amputated limbs sense coldness. ..
The test, which consumers can order on their own, measures a protein linked to Alzheimer’s called amyloid beta. But it can’t diagnose cases, and the results ..
Relearning everyday tasks is difficult for people with brain trauma. These researchers want to know if combining physical therapy with doses of oxygen ..
Creating a memory takes energy, and brains only have so much. A study using snails shows how they can be primed for future learning. ..
An early experiment in older rhesus macaques suggests that an injection of klotho improves working memory. Could it one day help people? ..
After decades of frustration, researchers have determined how an airborne scent molecule links to shapeshifting olfactory receptors in the nose. ..