These changes aren’t permanent – the brain goes gradually back to normal after coming back to Earth. Understanding the ...

Studies on the neurons of mice suggest our own human endurance may have more to do with the brain than our physique.

Scientists at Keck Medicine of USC are testing an experimental stem cell therapy that aims to restore the brain’s ability to ...

The best-selling author grapples with big questions about A.I., consciousness and the distractions polluting our minds.

Apophenia is the mind’s tendency to find meaning in randomness. It shapes creativity, emotion, and misunderstanding, ...

The work reveals that the brain — in mice and, presumably, in humans — is actively involved in the development of endurance, ...

AI-powered gene maps reveal the hidden control centers driving Alzheimer’s disease — and point to new hope for treatment.

Speech blurs together unless you know the language; scientists found the brain signal that separates the words ...

Oxidative stress is a direct consequence of an excess in the body of so-called free radicals—reactive, unstable molecules that contain oxygen. Free radicals are normal metabolic by-products and also ...

A newly identified protein may hold the key to rejuvenating aging brain cells. Researchers found that boosting DMTF1 can restore the ability of neural stem cells to regenerate, even when age-related ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) has lowered the friction of cognition in ways that feel almost natural, if not inevitable. Questions that once demanded "brain power" time now return with both structural ...