The brain’s hemispheres are specialized for efficiency. Modern neuroscience shows lateralization enhances function without ...

Studies of brain injuries and electrical stimulation seemed to bear this out. Damaging the Broca’s area, for instance, interfered with speech, and stimulating specific tissues could lead to specific ...

The human brain contains billions of connected neurons that collectively support different mental functions, including the ...

At the start of this week, Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones star, spoke about her "remarkable" recovery following two brain aneurysms and a subarachnoid hemorrhage—a stroke caused by bleeding inside the ...

Researchers discovered a feedback loop between nerve cells, the immune system and the heart. They think it shows promise as a ...

Women face a significant loss of grey matter in the brain after menopause, which may explain why they are more likely to ...

Explaining about the science of `Thinking', Cognitive Psychologist Dr Srikanth Dandotkar, said that students who understand ...

A one-week mind-body retreat led to consistent changes in the brain and at the molecular level that were associated with ...

A Cambridge University study on 124,780 women examined the effects of menopause on the brain and whether HRT plays a role in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about neuroscience and its intersection with technology. In 1994 Carl Sagan wrote a book entitled ‘Pale Blue Dot’. In it, ...