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A new study confirms that helmets are generally effective in protecting skiers and snowboarders from head injuries, but questions their effect in reducing traumatic brain injury, especially concussion.

Researchers have discovered the neurons that activate when a person finds an item they are looking for.

Using MRI measurements of the brain’s neural connections, or ‘white matter,’ researchers have shown that, in struggling readers, the neural circuitry strengthened — and their reading performance improved — after just eight weeks of a specialized tuto…

A simple, in-office EEG-based test can help determine if a depressed patient will do better on antidepressants or talk therapy.

Graphene electrodes could enable higher quality brain imaging thanks to new research by a team of engineers and neuroscientists. The researchers developed a technique, using platinum nanoparticles, to lower the impedance of graphene electrodes by 100 t…

People who have greater levels of mindfulness — or the tendency to maintain attention on and awareness of the present moment — are better able to cope with the pain of being rejected by others, according to a new study.

When negative memories intrude, focusing on the contextual details of the incident rather than the emotional fallout could help minimize cognitive disruption and redirect the brain’s resources to the task at hand, suggests a new study.

Researchers investigate the role of arterial stiffness in memory decline in older adults. A flexible aorta may be key to maintaining cognitive ability.

A new study found that military service members recovering from PTSD who still identified as a member of a unit have lower levels of psychological injuries.

The waste-disposal system in a cell can spread harmful protein aggregates between neurons in the brain in Alzheimer’s disease. The spread can be reduced in experiments in cultivated cells. The discovery may help the development of new diagnostic method…