30 million Americans are infected with a brain parasite spread by cats, contaminated meat
More than 30 million Americans are infected with a brain parasite spread by cats and contaminated meat, but most will never show symptoms.
In a...
This therapy could strongly boost cognitive functions in older people
In a new study, researchers demonstrated for the first time that hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) can strongly enhance the cognitive performance of healthy older...
Scientists find new way to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder
In a new study, researchers have further refined the use of deep brain stimulation in the treatment of the obsessive-compulsive disorder.
By accurately localizing electrode...
Loneliness may affect your brain’s social network
Social media sites aren't the only things that keep track of your social network—your brain does, too.
In a new study, researchers found that loneliness...
COVID-19 could threaten your entire nervous system
In a new study, researchers reviewed the neurological symptoms of COVID-19 patients in current scientific literature.
They found that the disease poses a global threat...
Scientists create tiny, magnetically powered neural stimulator
Scientists have created a tiny surgical implant that can electrically stimulate the brain and nervous system without using a battery or wired power supply.
The...
This mental drug may strongly affect your brain’s ego center
Perhaps no region of the brain is more fittingly named than the claustrum, taken from the Latin word for "hidden or shut away."
The claustrum...
Scientists discover new treatment for depression, anxiety
In a new study, researchers discovered that treatments of brain disorders may not have to require drugs or invasive surgery at all—just sound waves.
The...
Duke scientists discover brain center that strongly shuts down pain
In a new study, researchers have found a small area of the brain that could profoundly control the sense of pain.
This brain center turns...
Scientists develop new ways to nudge the brain
In a new study, researchers applied new techniques to modify brain activity.
Not only are these techniques used to characterize and study complex networks such...