An implant in a blood vessel on the surface of the 64-year-old man's brain let him mentally "tap" icons on an Amazon Fire tablet, brain-computer interface company Synchron said. The patient ...

The brain is the body’s hungriest organ. It accounts for just 2 per cent of our weight but burns an inordinate 25 per cent of the calories we eat. “That’s why it’s a concern that we don ...

The human brain is constantly picking up patterns in everyday experiences — and can do so without conscious thought , finds a study 1 of neuronal activity in people who had electrodes implanted ...

Oct. 1, 2024 — Deep brain stimulation may provide immediate improvement in arm and hand strength and function weakened by traumatic brain injury or ... Oct. 15, 2024 — A recent study found ...

The brain is the part of the central nervous system that is contained within the skull. It is responsible for executive and cognitive functions and regulates the functioning of the other parts of ...

For the first time, scientists have observed the brain throughout the pregnancy timeline, from pre-conception to postpartum. Using precision brain imaging, researchers were able to map ...

Penumbra, Inc. announced the completion of enrollment in its THUNDER clinical study for patients with acute ischemic stroke. TH ...

Former world heavyweight champion boxer Frank Bruno has been undergoing tests in hospital, with doctors fearing his "brain might be on a slow decline". Bruno, who beat Oliver McCall to win the WBC ...

Our brains contain “banana” neurons that fire when we see or smell the fruit, or even just hear the word “banana”, hinting at how concepts are encoded within the brain. We already know ...

The new research suggests that while vegetarian diets are generally good for a person's overall health, they may not be the best deal for an aging brain. "Even though the vegetarian diet is doing ...

This morning, surgeons at the University of Manchester temporarily placed a thin, Scotch-tape-like implant made of graphene on the patient’s cortex—the outermost layer of the brain.

Those in the LGBTQ+ community may have a higher risk of adverse brain health outcomes compared with straight cisgender people — those who identify as the sex they were assigned at birth ...