Can lab-grown brains become sentient? If so, how will scientists measure its consciousness and what does this mean to the ethical standards of science?
For years, MIT scientists have been studying how brain circuits play a role in decision-making. New research explains how motivation declines with age.
Zebrafish models have been widely used to study the biology of vertebrates, including humans. Recent research has enabled scientists to develop a new technique to accurately capture 3D imaging of the zebrafish brain with implications of human neurological disorders.
Local authorities in the state of Texas on Saturday have already lifted the water warning against a dangerous brain-eating amoeba in its tap waters - for the entire state except for one community near Houston.
The hippocampus is part of the limbic system and is responsible for storing short-term memory into long-term memory, as well as spatial memory which enables navigation.
Psychologists try to explain the factors that could lead to terrorism like the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center by Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda.