A heroine in Tarantino's Curdled was so eager to know whether a human head will be able to speak after it is cut that she couldn't rest until she found out for herself. Is it a true axiom that says a human body cannot live without brain?
A single protein in the brain influences arousal of despair, according to new study in mice. Brain biopsies revealed that mice trying hardest to escape shocks had highest levels of delta-FosB - which may also help humans avoid hopelessness & helplessness.
A machine that helps you take power naps at the flick of a switch, squeeze 8 hours of sleep into 2 or 3 hours. Transcranial magnetic stimulation induces slow brain waves and deep sleep, according to scientific researchers...
In a striking difference between novices and monks, the latter showed a dramatic increase in high-frequency brain activity called gamma waves during compassion meditation.
The coordinated interplay between neural activity in the amygdala and other brain regions, especially the medial prefrontal cortex, the occipitofrontal cortex, the fusiform gyrus, and the superior temporal sulcus, allows us to develop social responses...
A recent study found people who took levodopa were 95% more likely to choose symbols associated with higher monetary gains than those who took haloperidol. As a result, the levodopa group won more money, but they did not lose less money. "The results show