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Nootropics, or smart drugs, aim to enhance cognitive performance. Prescription stimulants and nonprescription substances, including caffeine, are considered nootropic. Here, we discuss research into the effects and risks.

How does learning to read change our brain? Does reading take up brain space dedicated to seeing objects such as faces, tools or houses? In a functional brain imaging study, a research team compared literate and illiterate adults in India. Reading recy…

Researchers have released a study that shows that a new imaging method ‘fast MRI’ is effective in identifying traumatic brain injuries in children, and can avoid exposure to ionizing radiation and anesthesia.

Scientists have discovered a signaling pathway that breast tumors exploit to metastasize to the brain.

It sounds like science fiction: controlling electronic devices with brain waves. But researchers have developed a new type of electroencephalogram (EEG) electrode that can do just that, without the sticky gel required for conventional electrodes. Even …

A marijuana plant extract, also known as cannabidiol (CBD), is being commonly used to improve anxiety, sleep problems, pain, and many other neurological conditions. Now researchers show it may alleviate seizures and normalize brain rhythms in Angelman …

Ahead of World Mental Health Day — October 10 — the World Health Organization call for better implementation of suicide prevention strategies.

Hoarding disorder causes a person to collect items and struggle to get rid of them. Learn more about hoarding disorder, including diagnosis and treatment options, here.

Exercising several times a week may delay brain deterioration in people at high risk for Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study that scientists say merits further research to establish whether fitness can affect the progression of dementia.

Using a new technique to study brain development, scientists were able to trace the causes of Huntington’s back to early developmental stages when the brain has only just begun to form.