Spaceflight Triggers Structural Changes in the Brain of Astronauts

Medicine & Technology Nov 16, 2019

With the help of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), researchers from the Medical University of South Carolina observed how the human brain adapts to extreme conditions such as the microgravity environment outside of Earth.

Scientist Attempts to Debunk the Growing Trend of Plant Neurology

Aug 13, 2019

Plant biologist says that plant consciousness is evolutionarily impossible.

Millions With Neurological Diseases Could Find New Option in Neurostimulation Devices

Jun 29, 2019

The United States has an increase in the number of neurological diseases. Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death, with Alzheimer's being ranked sixth. Another neurological disease, Parkinson's, affects almost 1 million people in the U.S every year.

Zombie Pigs? Scientists Restore Brain Activity in Pigs Four Hours After Death

Apr 18, 2019

Four hours post-mortem, pigs' brains restored by a sophisticated artificial system.

Blood Test Reveals More Accuracy On Parkinson's Disease Diagnosis

Feb 09, 2017

Recent study shows that blood test helps diagnose and treat Parkinson's disease.

Are You Only As Risky As Your Friends?

May 19, 2015

Scientists have found that neurological evidence in the form of brain scans that show birds of a feather do flock together. The team says that neural and social signals in the mind align in terms of how we perceive both safety and risk. This means that trends happen for a reason, and now scientists have a better understanding of why-no matter how awful, embarrassing, or just plain weird the trend is.

#DressGate Continues-What Researchers Are Saying About the Social Media Phenom

May 15, 2015

We know, you thought the whole The Dress thing was over-and you were glad. But rather than being a simple Internet meme on the scale of dancing babies and funny cats, The Dress is helping neuroscientists understand the way that the human brain perceives and thinks. Three research papers discussion cognition and perception in light of The Dress have just been published in Current Biology.

How Nerve Damage And "Gluten Free" Collide—Problems With Celiac Disease

May 12, 2015

Swedish researchers headed by Jonas Ludvigsson, MD, PhD, of Stockholm's Karolinska Institute, revealed that patients with celiac disease were 2.5 times more likely to be diagnosed with neuropathy. The study, published this week in the journal JAMA Neurology, was conducted among a large group of patients with celiac disease which had been confirmed by biopsy.

Focus of Alzheimer's Research Should Be Shifted, Study Says

Mar 30, 2015

Focus of Alzheimer's Research Should Be Shifted, Study Says

Pedophiles Are More Likely to Be Left Handed, New Research Shows

Mar 27, 2015

Sinister Neural Pathologies

Inflection Critical to How Dogs Understand Human Speech

Mar 26, 2015

Understanding How Dogs Understand Us

Surgeon Claims First Human Head Transplant Could Be Done by 2017

Feb 26, 2015

Italian surgeon Dr. Sergio Canvero claims first human head transplant will be possible in two years