It turns out your brain fluid swishes around with more “bidirectionality” to clean up while you sleep.
Before we can test for AI consciousness, we need to understand how consciousness actually emerges, experts say.
In his new book, neuroscientist Steve Ramirez delves in the fast-growing field of memory manipulation, which is being explored as a treatment for depression and other mental health conditions.
New research suggests that the most ancient evolutionary parts of the brain could be contributing to consciousness.
The 44-year-old man had severe treatment-resistant depression and had tried over 20 treatments.
Scientists decoded the silent inner thoughts of four people with paralysis, a breakthrough that could transform assistive speech.
The brain of an ancient sea creature bears an uncanny resemblance to those of modern spiders, challenging the conventional notion of where spiders originated.
A new study suggests that certain brain activity patterns may be linked to feeling less groggy in the morning.
Sleeping on their left sides keeps the right side of cats' brains alert and ready to detect immediate threats, scientists say.
"What we are seeing is compelling evidence that the climate crisis is not just an environmental emergency, it is potentially a neurological one."
This study offers new hope for drug-free pain treatments, but further trials will need to verify its results.
Neuralink competitor Paradromics plans to conduct the first clinical trial of its Connexus brain implant later this year.
Microplastics could play a hidden role in the relationship between ultra-processed foods and certain neurological disorders, according to new research.
Scientists argue that blanking out is its own state of consciousness, distinct from having your mind wander off.
A recent study observed sleeping participants' pupils during sleep, using a new method that could have implications for studying sleep disorders.
Brain implants, made from small clusters of brain cells, could help restore neural pathways damaged by Parkinson’s disease.
Advocates say neurotechnology can encourage economic growth and the betterment of society. Others say it could fuel inequity and undermine democracy, among other possible unknown consequences.
The brain–computer interface allowed the participant to control the drone with six times the accuracy of EEG-based systems.
"There is no theoretical barrier to the possibility of accessing the contents of someone’s dream."
Memory in many animals, dogs included, has a lot more in common with human memory than we once thought.
