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A new advance in brain-machine interfaces could enable scientists to one day decode what a person is thinking simply by monitoring brain cell activity.
Scientists find falling in love is linked to 12 brain regions.
Solving paralysis or mind control may not be so crazy after all
Grey matter increased in a number of areas in new moms' brains within four months of having their babies, according to a study.
A neurobiologist tackles the question of whether humans are more than just ape relatives with bigger brains.
Tests improve people's ability to link pieces of information together, according to a new study.
A brain scan might one day help diagnosis people with autism, according to a new study.
Being able to understand close friends may have been a key to human survival.
Baby DVDs, TV shows and video games all fight for the attention of babies, students, parents and teachers.
Many scientists say the criteria Alzheimer's are in need of an extreme makeover.
Our brain sets a plan for both hands in motion before any one-handed action.
The brains of stressed-out men show diminished activity in brain areas responsible for empathy and emotional processing.
The toxic proteins of Alzheimer's disease should be destroyed by brain cells. But they aren't, and now, sciensitsts may know why.
Two features of the brain have been linked to an individual's ability to assess their own decisions by recent research.
Kids perceive visual information in separate pieces instead of one chunk.
Researchers are studying how reading affects young brains.
The brain boost may come from the fact that action video games are unpredictable so players learn how to make quick decisions on the go.
More children are going to the emergency room for basketball-related brain injuries, a new study says.