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Zapping the brain may help boost math skills, study hints
A study suggests that carefully controlled electrical stimulation of the brain may improve math skills, most significantly in people with weaker connections in a specific part of the brain.
Ketamine may treat depression by 'flattening the brain's hierarchies,' small study suggests
Ketamine leads to increased communication between areas of the brain that don't typically engage with each other, new research suggests.
1 psychedelic psilocybin dose eases depression for years, study reveals
Half a decade after receiving a psychedelic treatment for depression, two-thirds of patients in a new study remained in remission.
Does the color purple really exist?
The color purple is, in a way, invented by our brains.
Star-shaped brain cells may underpin the brain's massive memory storage
A new machine learning model shows that star-shaped brain cells may be responsible for the brain's memory capacity, and someday, it could inspire advances in AI and Alzheimer's research.
'Rubber paw illusion': Mice can 'sense' artificial limbs, just as humans do
Scientists have introduced a new laboratory model that could help them study how artificial limbs can be better designed.
Electronic face 'tattoos' could measure your mental strain at work
A disposable, electronic "tattoo" that measures mental workload could be used to enhance safety in high-pressure jobs, researchers say.
How are you able to read words without vowels?
The human brain can make sense of sentences — even when the vowels are missing.
