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An auditory illusion thought to synchronize brain waves and alter mood is no more effective than other sounds. The effect reported in other studies might be a placebo but could still have helpful effects for some people.

Facial expressions might not be reliable indicators of emotion, research indicates. In fact, it might be more accurate to say we should never trust a person’s face, new research suggests.

A promising molecule has offered hope for a new treatment that could stop or slow Parkinson’s, something no treatment can currently do.

Brain imprints on cranial bones from great apes and humans refute the long-held notion that the human pattern of brain asymmetry is unique, according to new research.

Researchers use new method to investigate neural oscillations.

Memory performance and other cognitive abilities benefit from a good blood supply to the brain. This applies in particular to people affected by a condition known as ‘sporadic cerebral small vessel disease’. Researchers suggest that blood perfusion of …

Biomedical engineers have demonstrated that, despite significant advancements in protection from ballistics and blunt impacts, modern military helmets are no better at protecting from shock waves than their World War I counterparts. One model in partic…

Researchers have developed the world’s first congenital pituitary hypoplasia (CPH) model using patient-derived iPS cells. The research group succeeded in using the model to illuminate the mechanisms underlying CPH. The team has been attempting to apply…

Scientists have implicated two microRNAs in the biological processes that underlie the ventricle enlargement observed in models of schizophrenia.

In a new discovery, researchers have detected widespread inflammation in the brains of veterans diagnosed with Gulf War Illness.