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Scientists harnessed the power of AI to reveal more than a thousand previously indistinguishable brain subregions.Image credit:University of California, San…

Surgically severing part of the brain can send the area into a deep sleep.Credit: Peter Cade/GettySlow, sleep-like brain waves persist…

In a study published by the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry4, a positive association between elevated levels of homocysteine…

Rebecca WallersteinerLondonwallersteiner{at}hotmail.comUntil her untimely death aged 44, Scottish born Vicky Johnson, associate professor of neurosurgery at Perelman School of Medicine,…

McGill study shows digital cognitive exercises can rejuvenate brain chemistry linked to memory and attention. For years, the idea that…

A type of brain cell called astrocytes play a crucial role in stabilizing memories in the brain.Credit: Jose Calvo/SPLWhy are…

Cooling the brains of mice with traumatic brain injury by activating hibernation neurons helped them recover faster.Image credit:© iStock.com, hannuramaCooling…

Specific sets of neurons within particular brain regions get activated in response to binge drinking, offering potential targets to develop…

Credit: FatCamera/Getty Images Memory lapses, difficulty concentrating, and a sense of mental cloudiness—often referred to as “chemo brain”—affect as many…

Premature babies that heard their mother’s voice regularly showed better brain development than infants who did not.Image credit:©iStock, maybefalseThe brain…