Brains are most amenable to reading development in the first two years of primary education
The regions that form the reading network in the brain mainly develop in the first two years of primary school.
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Lab-grown mini brains grew their own sets of ‘eyes’
Scientists recently grew mini brains with their own sets of “eyes,” according to a new study. Organoids are miniature versions
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Activating the brain’s immune system against cancer prevents it from spreading
Groundbreaking research from Tel Aviv University may lead to a significant breakthrough in the battle against deadly brain cancer. To
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Could reducing painful procedures help premature infants’ brains?
Premature infants born earlier than 28 weeks gestation who experience fewer needle pokes while receiving life-saving care in the neonatal
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Dog and human brains process faces differently
Researchers of the Department of Ethology at Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary, discovered striking similarities and differences in how dog and
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A key to the opioid crisis may be knowing why some brains are more easily addicted
Today, more Americans die from overdoses than car accidents. Understanding how to treat individuals with opioid addiction will be crucial
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Imagined movements can alter our brains
Brain-computer interfaces (BCI) work on the principle that measurable changes in electrical brain activity occur just by thinking about performing
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How our brains cope with the constancy of change
Change is the only constant, according to Heraclitus. It may also be the most important variable for how our minds
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Study pinpoints cell types affected in brains of multiple sclerosis patients
Scientists have discovered that a specific brain cell known as a ‘projection neuron’ has a central role to play in
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First identification of brain’s preparation for action
Neuroscientists at Bangor University and University College London have for the first time, identified the processes which occur in our
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