Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries that led to optogenetics, a revolutionary technique that allows researchers to control individual nerve cells in the brain using light.
The...
Scientists have completed the first comprehensive map of the human vagus nerve, tracing its path from the brainstem to the heart, lungs, and digestive tract. The map of the human vagus nerve could reshape how doctors treat conditions such...
Jellyfish and sea anemones, despite lacking brains, show sleep behavior similar to that seen in humans, according to a new study published in Nature Communications. Researchers found that these simple marine animals, like jellyfish, experience periods of rest that...
A team of researchers has identified a rare brain cell that plays a critical role in preventing schizophrenia-related symptoms. The discovery could mark a step toward targeted therapies that may help prevent schizophrenia by correcting disruptions in brain development...
Being bilingual or multilingual has been proven to have countless beneficial impacts on the brains of those who speak more than one language.
According to recent data, most of the world's population, or 43 percent, are bilingual, 40 percent are...
In his new book, Dr. Andrew Newberg argues that our spiritual experiences and sexual being are directly connected.
Newberg, the director of research in the Department of Integrative Medicine and Nutritional Sciences at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, has demonstrated the...
Scientists have found evidence using neuroimaging that the native language people speak may affect the way that their brains are wired.
Researchers from Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig analyzed and compared the brain scans...
The Christmas season is an intense time of year. Neuroscience can shed some light on what it does to our brains.
By Kira Shaw
Christmas is a time of year like no other; gifts are exchanged, little-spoken-to relatives are contacted, and...
Scientists on Tuesday announced they had found an unexpected response to singing in the brain, suggesting particular groups of neurons appear to respond selectively to these particular sound.
In a Current Biology journal article, a team of scientists in the...
The Ithacan Philanthropic Society organized a lecture for Sept. 12 in Melbourne featuring Professor George Paxinos from the University of New South Wales. Professor Paxinos, a respected member of the Society, is acknowledged as one of the world’s renowned...
