Boston University researchers in a groundbreaking study found that those with CTE have a much higher chance of being diagnosed with dementia. The largest study of its kind…
Read more Boston University researchers say CTE is a cause of dementiaEpilepsy isn’t something we usually associate with specific geographic regions, but new research suggests that’s an oversight—at least in the United States. New research finds that certain parts…
Read more These States Have the Highest Rates of Epilepsy, and Scientists Think They Know WhyRoam the wide-open halls and cavernous showrooms of the Colorado Convention Center during Psychedelic Science, the world’s largest psychedelics conference, and you’ll see exhibitors hawking everything from mushroom…
Read more Why Former NFL All-Pros Are Turning to PsychedelicsLate in his team’s game against the Green Bay Packers on September 15, Indianapolis Colts tight end Kylen Granson caught a short pass over the middle of the…
Read more How a 12-Ounce Layer of Foam Changed the NFLThe original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. It is late at night. You are alone and wandering empty streets in search of your parked car…
Read more The Vagus Nerve’s Crucial Role in Creating the Human Sense of MindIn 2004, Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov at the University of Manchester in England achieved a breakthrough when they isolated graphene for the first time. A flat form…
Read more An Ultrathin Graphene Brain Implant Was Just Tested in a PersonExactly why CSD starts, nobody knows. Similarly, plenty of mysteries remain about what activates the pain of migraines. Past studies have proposed that migraine headaches occur when something…
Read more Strange Visual Auras Could Hold the Key to Better Migraine TreatmentsA second person will soon receive Neuralink’s experimental brain implant, according to Elon Musk, the company’s cofounder. In a video update on Wednesday, Musk said the surgery is…
Read more Elon Musk’s Neuralink Is Ready to Implant a Second Volunteer“There has to be some kind of triage to remember what is relevant and forget the rest,” Zugaro said. “Understanding how specific memories were selected for storage was…
Read more How the Brain Decides What to RememberAccording to the US Environmental Protection Agency, almost all of us have at least trace amounts of methylmercury—the form of mercury we tend to encounter most—in our bodies…
Read more How Not to Get Brain-Eating Worms and Mercury PoisoningThe original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In recent decades, neuroscience has seen some stunning advances, and yet a critical part of the brain remains…
Read more The Brain Region That Controls Movement Also Guides FeelingsRumination is the cornerstone of depression and anxiety. It’s characterized by an excessive replaying of negative thoughts and memories. A new study finds rumination activates the same brain…
Read more Rumination vs. Savoring: The Neural Dynamics Between Positive and Negative Thinking – The Emotion MachineThere’s a lot to like about brain-computer interfaces, those sci-fi-sounding devices that jack into your skull and turn neural signals into software commands. Experimental BCIs help paralyzed people…
Read more So You Want to Rewire BrainsThe Smithsonian Institution said it’s moving as quickly as it can to repatriate the remains of about 30,000 people acquired for scientific research during the 19th century and…
Read more The Smithsonian has amassed remains of around 30,000 people. Now it’s ramping up efforts to return them – WTOP News
