MIT researchers are using living cells to target diseased brain areas and deliver tiny electronic devices that can modulate ...

Are you dreading going back to work after the festive break? Do you worry about burnout, or feel overwhelmed by stress? You ...

Researchers studying the human brain shared a lot of fascinating research this year, like how to keep brains young and how to reduce inflammation in joints.

This creates a powerful loop: a negative thought enters the brain, and, due to its distressing contents, the brain signals ...

Teens talk about their “brain rot” online. While there isn’t data to back it up, per se, experts do have concerns about the effect on kids and adults.

Neuroscientist Steve Ramirez has found ways to plant memories in mice. Here's what that could mean for humans.

Organoids are bits of neural tissue that model human brain development. Their use in science makes some uneasy, in part because the brain is so closely tied to our sense of self.

MIT researchers tested the “Spatial Computing” theory and found that brain waves organize neurons into flexible, ...

Your nose’s superpower is thanks to a “superhighway” that leads directly into your brain. The olfactory system runs straight to the hippocampus, or your memory hub, whereas other sensory systems have ...

Unfinished tasks occupy your brain differently than completed ones. Discover why "done" matters more than "perfect"—and how to engineer closure.

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 ...