We don't precisely know how the physical matter in our brains translates into thoughts, sensations, and feelings. But an ...

Learn how a new research roadmap could turn debates about consciousness into testable experiments.

A new study suggests that a little-known region deep in the brain could be crucial for preserving physical strength as we age ...

An ultrasound device that can precisely stimulate areas deep in the brain without surgery has been developed by researchers from UCL and the University of Oxford, opening up new possibilities for ...

A recent study by the Laboratory for Neuro-Analysis and Imaging (LANAI) at UMass Chan Medical School highlights how ...

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and other targeted, noninvasive neuromodulation approaches offer promise for treating neuropsychiatric conditions. These techniques work by ...

Procrastination has a name: the VS–VP circuit — and this team of researchers has ideas for how to switch it off ...

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) involves implanting electrodes into specific brain areas to regulate abnormal activity, as a surgical treatment for neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease.