Researchers from Sweden have discovered that the human brain continues to grow new cells in the memory region—called the hippocampus—even into old age. Using advanced tools to examine brain samples ...

Dopamine is the brain’s way of patting us on the back for a job well done when we score a goal, get an ‘A’, or cross the ...

In 1979, psychologist James Gibson coined the term affordances, describing how objects invite action. The new Amsterdam work places that idea squarely in the living human brain. Participants lay in a ...

The researchers on the new discovery believe that the study can lead to a new method of monitoring brain health which they call, ‘photoencephalography’. However, the discoveries that are made till ...

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Charlotte Tilbury’s new Fragrance Collection of Emotions explores emotional perfumery, and we tried all six scents ...

Neural networks of the limbic system function in harmony with other brain structures to control a variety of physiological and psychological functions including emotion, behavior, motivation ...

Developing natural, intuitive, and human-centric input systems for mobile human-machine interaction (HMI) poses significant challenges. Existing gaze or gesture-based interaction systems are often ...

This cover image depicts a human brain with colorful microplastic particles scattered across its surface, juxtaposed with a white plastic spoon as a visual representation. Research has revealed that ...

Microglia are a specialized type of immune cell that accounts for about 10% of all cells within the brain and spinal cord. They function by eliminating infectious microbes, dead cells, and ...

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.