In a bid to better understand, and potentially treat, a host of conditions that affect early cognition, neurodevelopment, and ...

A gerontologist wanted his preserved brain to be reanimated. Cryopreservation is more likely to be used on organs for ...

Ripple and Stellar founder Jed McCaleb wants to build AGI by studying how the brain learns—then translating those rules into ...

Megan Molteni reports on discoveries from the frontiers of genomic medicine, neuroscience, and reproductive tech. She joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at WIRED. You can reach ...

Aron Barbey, the Andrew J. McKenna Family Professor of Psychology in Notre Dame’s Department of Psychology, is also the director of the Notre Dame Human Neuroimaging Center and the Decision ...

How do you intuitively know that you can walk on a footpath and swim in a lake? Researchers from the University of Amsterdam have discovered unique brain activations that reflect how we can move our ...

CNN — Many of the ideas and metaphors in popular culture about how the human brain works don't stand up to scrutiny. That's a prevailing theme in Lisa Feldman Barrett's new book "Seven and a Half ...

The human brain is often described as the most complex organ in the body. It controls everything from breathing and movement to thoughts and emotions. Despite years of research, the brain continues to ...

The human brain constantly makes decisions. It requires minimal power to move bodies in a desired direction or avoid an ...

For folks who are dealing with type 2 diabetes, Metformin should be a familiar first-line medication that any doctor would ...