The Amazing Human Brain

The neurons in your colon don't need to be told what to do.

Many people tend to look back on the past with "rose-colored glasses," remembering the good times and the good feelings while forgetting the bad.

The auditory version of the blue/gold dress is dividing Yanny and Laurel camps across the internet.

The researchers have no idea how the memory actually moved from one snail to another, but it happened.

A large mass in a man's brain turned out to have an unusual cause.

Now you see it, now you don't.

Hmmm…no.

Quick bursts of brain activity may be creating false memories while we nap

Schizophrenia may have a special fingerprint in the brain, even before its symptoms fully emerge.

Stoners may not be as forgetful and absent-minded as the stereotype suggests.

Readers of a certain age will know the reference.

Having a single concussion may increase a person's risk for Parkinson's disease, a new study suggests — but the overall risk of developing the disease still remains low.

What would LSD feel like if you couldn't see?

The same medication used to save lives by reversing opioid overdoses may also benefit nonopioid users

Stare at these colors for 20 seconds and see what happens.

Biting into the "hottest pepper in the world" sounds painful enough. But for one man, the daring feat resulted in excruciating headaches.

Scans show people who can endure greater risk share certain neurological features.

A new study finds baby nerve cells even in very old brains. But the research remains controversial.

Scientists have coaxed a minibrain into growing blood vessels and capillaries.

Nectome wants to "back up" your brain before you die, a deadly process. But following backlash, its founders say it has no plans to do so anytime soon.