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Using magnetoencephalography, researchers showed that while the human brain is still able to perceive sounds during sleep, it is unable to group these sounds according to their organization in a sequence.

In the largest study of its type, researchers conclude that older adults who carry more belly fat are more likely to see a reduction in cognitive ability.

Two common symptoms in people with dementia are agitation and psychosis. Now, a panel of experts explains how best to manage them, and which drugs do work.

Researchers have developed a new technique to decode motor intention of humans from electroencephalography. This technique is motivated by the well documented ability of the brain to predict sensory outcomes of self-generated and imagined actions utili…

By looking into the brains of locusts, researchers have determined how one smell can affect another, and how a locust can recognize a smell even though its brain activity looks different depending on the context.

Scientists have created an elaborate map of more than a billion brain cell connections, helping to shed light on how memories are formed and recalled.

A new study using machine learning has identified brain-based dimensions of mental health disorders, an advance towards much-needed biomarkers to more accurately diagnose and treat patients.

Implantation of a stent-like flow diverter can offer one option for less invasive treatment of brain aneurysms – bulges in blood vessels — but the procedure requires frequent monitoring while the vessels heal. Now, a multi-university research team has…

Researchers report on three years of behavioral and brain imaging tests on a nearly seven year-old boy — ‘UD’ — who had a third of the right hemisphere of his brain removed in an attempt to control seizures. Even though the procedure left UD unable t…

Researchers have developed a new method for constructing personal brain networks using multiple structural features to improve the accuracy of diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). The personal networks accurately cla…