Fasting rewires your brain, and you can see the changes in brain scans
Intermittent fasting has long been associated with weight loss, but new research suggests its effects go far beyond metabolism. Brain scans now show that fasting …
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Science says the color purple isn’t actually real
The color purple has long been a symbol of royalty, creativity, and mystery. But according to science, it’s also something else: a figment of our …
Disabling internet on your smartphone may actually reverse brain aging
What if the key to sharper focus and a younger brain wasn’t a supplement or app—but turning off your mobile internet? A new study from …
Breakthrough implant reads your thoughts and converts them to speech
A new thought-reading brain implant is giving people who can’t speak a chance to communicate again. Developed by researchers at UC Berkeley, this experimental technology …
This AI can tell if you might develop Alzheimer’s just by hearing you speak
A few minutes of conversation might soon be enough to flag early signs of Alzheimer’s disease. According to a 2024 study from Boston University, a …
Anxiety actually rewires your brain, but a new study says it can be undone
If you’ve ever felt like anxiety is taking over your brain, you might have been on to something. Neuroscience now confirms that chronic anxiety doesn’t …
Here’s how old you are when your cognitive skills peak
Forget everything you’ve heard about mental decline starting in your thirties. A new study suggests your brain may keep getting sharper well into your forties, …
AI deep-learning models show us how the brain evolved over 320M years
The human brain is one of the most complex structures in nature, but the brain’s origins stretch back hundreds of millions of years. A new …
Researchers discovered how the brain overcomes instinctive fear
Fear is a powerful survival mechanism hardwired into our brains to help keep us safe. But what happens when those fears become a hindrance instead …
Researchers figured out how many bits per second of data the human brain can process
Scientists at the California Institute of Technology have uncovered a surprising truth about the speed of human thought: our brains process ideas at a rate …
Playing video games actually boosts kids’ IQ, study finds
Playing video games might not be as bad for kids as our parents told us. In fact, according to a study published in 2022, playing …
Stress found to actually warp the brains of animals
Just like stress messes with our brains, research shows that it can also warp the brains of animals. In fact, a new study published in …
A cheap daily supplement can boost brain function in older adults
Scientists have discovered a brain-boosting supplement that could help aging brains function better. The supplement is the subject is a new study published in Nature …
These temporary tattoos can be used to read brain activity
Electroencephalography (EEG), a technique for measuring brain activity, has long been a cornerstone of diagnosing neurological conditions like epilepsy, brain tumors, and head trauma. However, …
We may soon be able to get sleep’s benefits without actually sleeping
The restorative effects of sleep on the brain are well known, but what happens at the neural level remains a fascinating mystery. A groundbreaking study …
Fascinating study says some of our memories aren’t held in our brains
When we think about memory, the brain naturally takes center stage. From recalling a childhood experience to learning a new skill, our minds seem to …
Researchers uncovered the ‘glue’ that holds memories together in our brains
A group of researchers made a significant breakthrough regarding our understanding of how the brain stores long-term memories. According to a new paper published in …
Our brains aren’t meant to be awake after midnight
The human brain isn’t designed to be awake late at night, new research suggests. The researchers behind the paper, which is published in Frontiers in …
Incredible 3D diagram lets you zoom into a brain like Google Maps
Scientists have created an incredibly detailed 3D brain map of a fly’s brain, and it’s probably one of the coolest things that you’ll see this …
Scientists uncovered a bizarre way that our brains are mutating
Scientists believe that mutations in the brain they previously thought were rare might actually be happening inside each and every one of us. In fact, …
Frozen human brain tissue was successfully revived for the first time
Scientists finally found a way to thaw frozen human brain tissue without damaging it. In a groundbreaking development, scientists have discovered a new technique that …
Scientists 3D-printed functional human brain tissue for the first time ever
A group of researchers working with the University of Wisconsin-Madison claim to have created the first 3D-printed human brain tissue that is actually functional. The …
Scientists built a working cyborg computer with human brain tissue
The human brain is unimaginably complex and powerful. In fact, no computer that mankind has built thus far has even come close. That’s why scientists …
Scientists are baffled by new signals they discovered in the human brain
Most times, researchers spend most of their attention on the gray matter of the brain. However, the white matter, which is the half of the …
Scientists finally identified the brain cells that make people unique
Scientists have long been baffled by the complexity of the human brain, trying their best to understand and map the cellular makeup of the organ …
AI helped a stroke patient speak for the first time in 18 years
A 47-year-old woman named Ann has found her voice again, thanks to the efforts of an AI brain implant. Ann, who suffered a stroke several …
Researchers extracted a Pink Floyd song from a person’s brain – listen to the haunting audio
After over a decade of research and experimentation, scientists have finally managed to reconstruct a piece of music from brain waves recorded while someone was …
