How Safe Is It To Use the Head in Hitting a Ball? Researchers Assess Long-Term Brain Health in Young Soccer Players

Medicine & Technology May 25, 2023

Check out this new study that debunks previous studies suggesting that frequently hitting a soccer ball using the head will lead to irreversible severe brain injury.

New Electronic Brain Implants Have Enabled Paralyzed Man To Walk for the First Time in 12 Years

May 25, 2023

The 40-year-old man, who experienced a spinal cord injury after a bicycle accident, regained leg control through new electronic brain implants. Check out this remarkable technology in this article.

Intracranial Electrode Implants Offer an Expansive View of Activity Patterns in the Brain and Provide Treatment Strategies for Chronic Pain

May 23, 2023

A study conducted by a group of researchers involving intracranial neural biomarkers provide doctors a better view of the chronic pain in the brain. Read the article to learn more about it.

Human Brain May Be Biased in Perceiving Sounds When Heard From the Left Side, Study Reveals

May 22, 2023

Neuroscientists found that the brain has a strange bias in perceiving voices from the left ear. Read the article to know more details.

Human Body’s Heaviest Organs: How Much Do They Weigh?

May 20, 2023

Some human body organs are heavier than others, but how much do the heaviest ones weigh? Read to find out.

Meet Patient M: Man's Bizarre Brain Injury From Head Gunshot Makes Him See the World Backwards

May 15, 2023

Patient M miraculously survived a missile strike during the Spanish Civil War but experienced distorted perception. Check out his bizarre case in this article.

Experts Found the Link Between Gut Health and Brain Functions; Provide Key in Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease

May 12, 2023

Studies about gut microbiome reveal their connection with brain functions and their potential link to Alzheimer's disease. Read the article to learn more.

Psychedelic Medicine? Psilocybin From Fungus Could Birth Novel Treatments

May 12, 2023

Psilocybin could be key to treating several mental health conditions, including depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. Read to learn more.

Human Eye Can Play Tricks to the Mind: Visual Perception May Be Different From the Real World

May 10, 2023

New research shows that the human eye can trick the brain into making incorrect assumptions about objects around them. Read the article to learn more.

Mind-Reading AI Technology Can Translate Thoughts of Paralyzed Patients Into Texts in Real-time; Will This Violate Mental Privacy?

May 02, 2023

The process was effectively reversed when the researchers used another AI to interpret the individuals' fMRI pictures into words and sentences.

Dying Human Brain's Waves Hint That People Could Experience Fleeting Consciousness During Their Last Moments

May 02, 2023

Doctors were able to observe heightened gamma wave activity, which is the fastest brain activity that is also linked to consciousness. Read to learn more.

Goldfish Turned Into a Cyborg: Scientists Attempt To Record Neuronal Activity of the Fish To Understand Their Evolution

Apr 26, 2023

Scientists implanted electrodes into the skulls of goldfish to study the brain mechanisms of fish navigation and trace its evolutionary origins. Read the article to learn more.

Nose-Picking Linked to Higher Chances of Developing Alzheimer's Disease, Study Reveals

Apr 24, 2023

New research reveals that nose-picking can potentially facilitate the entry of pathogens through the damaged nasal mucosa, leading to the development of amyloid beta plaques associated with Alzheimer's disease. Read the article to learn more details.

Nanowire Networks Mirror How the Human Brain Learns and Remembers, Study Says

Apr 23, 2023

Upon testing the capabilities of nanowire networks, scientists have discovered that these networks can "remember." Read to learn more.

Distinct Brain Signals Picked Up For the First Time; Findings Hint That Human Neurons Are More Powerful in Computing Than Previously Thought

Apr 21, 2023

The human brain is more computationally powerful than thought. Read to learn more.