Scientists are developing a "sponge" that can soak up pain signals in the body before they reach the brain, potentially ...

A new study showcases how brain waves known as alpha oscillations help us distinguish between ourselves and the outside world ...

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A newly identified lymphatic drainage pathway along the middle meningeal artery reveals how the human brain clears waste. How does the brain clear away waste? This task is handled by the brain’s ...

In A Nutshell Alpha brain waves cycling at 8-13 times per second determine how wide your “temporal binding window,” or the ...

Researchers say some widely reported findings of microplastics in human organs may be false positives Critics warn rushed ...

There’s a lot to love about brains. They are arguably the most complex organ in the entire human body. 86 billion neurons send electrical and chemical signals back and forth within your brain to ...

Exclusive: Some scientists say many detections are most likely error, with one high-profile study called a ‘joke’ ...

Neuroscientists and philosophers have debated this thought experiment for decades as they have tried to understand how the ...