A new optical illusion excellently illustrates just how finicky our eyes are when it comes to perceiving colors.

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A major discovery reveals that metformin works not just in the body, but in the brain. By switching off a key protein and activating specific neurons, the drug lowers blood sugar through a previously ...

PhD students in the Neuroscience Graduate Program of Rowan-Virtua School of Translational Biomedical Engineering and Sciences (Department of Neuroscience at Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine ...

Allen Institute researcher Jerome Lecoq points to one of the diagrams that was used in a study focusing on how the brain interprets optical illusions. (Allen Institute Photo / Erik Dinnel) Our brains ...

Metformin has been prescribed to people with type 2 diabetes to manage blood sugar for more than 60 years, but scientists ...

October saw several universities launch major initiatives in brain science and neurological research, often with the help of new private gifts to underwrite their efforts. Here are summaries of the ...

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Augustine Recovery reports that a 90-day phone detox reveals physical withdrawal effects similar to substance addiction, ...