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Spinal cord stimulation a potential new way to treat depression

A pilot clinical trial found electrical stimulation of the spinal cord is feasible, well-tolerated and shows therapeutic potential to treat depression.

Integrating research and clinical care to uncover secrets of brain development

A subset of neurons related to memory and neuroplasticity continue to migrate into the brain through toddlerhood.

Evidence early, but emerging, that gamma rhythm stimulation can treat neurological disorders

A new review surveys a broadening landscape of studies showing what’s known, and what remains to be found, about the therapeutic potential of non-invasive sensory, electrical or magnetic stimulation of gamma brain rhythms.

Brain lesions in former football players linked to vascular, brain changes

Signs of injury to the brain’s white matter called white matter hyperintensities, as seen on brain scans, may be tied more strongly to vascular risk factors, brain shrinkage, and other markers of dementia in former tackle football players than in those…

AI’s memory-forming mechanism found to be strikingly similar to that of the brain

An interdisciplinary team consisting of researchers has revealed a striking similarity between the memory processing of artificial intelligence (AI) models and the hippocampus of the human brain. This new finding provides a novel perspective on memory …

Memory research: Breathing in sleep impacts memory processes

Researchers have investigated how sleep affects memory. They found a link between breathing and the emergence of certain brain activity patterns in sleep that are associated with the reactivation of memory contents. The data points to possible conseque…

Exercise can boost brain health

A fascinating link between regular exercise and better brain health has been revealed, according to an international study.

Cognitive strategies for augmenting the body with a wearable, robotic arm

Scientists show that breathing may be used to control a wearable extra robotic arm in healthy individuals, without hindering control of other parts of the body.

Deep neural networks show promise as models of human hearing

In the largest study yet of deep neural networks trained to perform auditory tasks, researchers found most of these models generate internal representations that share properties of representations seen in the human brain when people are listening to t…

Scientists unveil complete cell map of a whole mammalian brain

Researchers have created a complete cell atlas of a whole mammalian brain. This atlas serves as a map for the mouse brain, describing the type, location, and molecular information of more than 32 million cells and providing information on connectivity …