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Neuroscientists reveal method to train people to have lucid dreams — and it involves virtual reality and meditationPeople who had no recollection of a lucid dream over the past three years developed the skill after one month of performing a novel training regimen twice a week, neuroscientists report.
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Brain scans reveal 'number line' that's used to mentally compare valuesAlthough whole numbers and fractions are processed differently in the brain, when you compare their values, a single "mental map" akin to a number line lights up.
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Ultrasound waves that jiggle deep brain structures may relieve delusions in schizophrenia, small trial hintsIn a new pilot study, 10 minutes of transcranial ultrasound stimulation reduced patients' delusion severity, scientists report.
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Is the brain actually 2 nervous systems smooshed together? A new study claims it is.A recent study may reshape our understanding of brain evolution and open new avenues for studying neurological diseases.
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Chronic back pain may activate an unexpected brain network, study findsMovement-induced flares in chronic back pain activate brain regions involved in self-reflection, suggesting chronic pain may be processed differently than acute pain.
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Could psilocybin treat brain injuries? Neuroscientist explains how psychedelics could fill a gap in head trauma careInterview Live Science spoke with neuroscientist Argel Aguilar-Valles about recent research exploring psychedelics as a treatment for mild head trauma.
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Scientists shrank mice's brains and replaced the missing tissue with human 'organoids'Scientists have devised a new way to incorporate human brain tissue into living mice, opening the door to new research.
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Brain shrinkage tied to aging 'pauses' as a woman nears menopause, study findsA new study looked at gray matter in the brain during puberty, pregnancy and menopause, finding distinct changes at different life stages.
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New map of a male fly central nervous system includes all 166,000 neurons — and enables direct comparisons to female fly brainA new map of the adult male fruit fly brain and nerve cord includes over 166,000 neurons and the millions of connections between them.
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