Wireless, broadband brain sensor created

Engineers at Brown University have developed a wireless, broadband fully implantable brain sensor that is rechargeable, and has performed well in animal models for more than a year.

Humans have unique brain structures

Humans have at least two functional networks in their cerebral cortex that aren't found in rhesus monkeys, and which appear to be unique.

Artificial brain 'Spaun' passes IQ tests

Researchers at the University of Waterloo, Canada, have built the world’s most sophisticated artificial brain to date. 

Is the universe built like the internet?

The universe may be structured a lot like the human brain and even the internet, and similar laws may govern its growth.

What made Einstein's brain cleverer than yours

Scientists have examined newly-discovered photographs of Albert Einstein's brain, and discovered several unusual features that they say may help explain his genius.

Complex brains much older than thought

Complex brains evolved much earlier than previously believed, the discovery of a 520-million-year-old fossilized arthropod has shown.

Slime molds have memory - without a brain

University of Sydney researchers have shown that brainless slime molds can remember where they've been and navigate a maze using excreted chemicals as a memory system.

Autonomous flying robot has a honey bee brain

UK scientists at the Universities of Sheffield and Sussex have kicked off an ambitious project to produce the first accurate computer model of a honey bee brain.

How fear can be erased from the brain



Researchers at Uppsala University in Sweden have determined that emotional memories can be effectively erased from the human brain.

Different memories stored in dead rats' brains

The neuroscience professor who three years ago succeeded in storing information in slices of brain tissue has now been able to do the same thing for different types of memory.

Semen has direct effect on female brain

A newly-discovered protein in the semen of all mammals - including humans - prompts females to ovulate through a direct effect on the brain.

FMRI gives voice to those with no movement

A new device can enable people who are completely unable to speak or move to manage unscripted back-and-forth conversation.

Researchers map damage to Phineas Gage's brain

Neurologists have modeled the damage caused to a man's brain when a three-foot metal bar was driven through his head - over 160 years after the accident happened.

US special ops train with NeuroTracker

The US military has deployed an advance simulator to help special ops forces improve situational awareness, multiple target tracking and decision-making efficiency.

Meditation strengthens the brain

University of California Los Angeles researchers have discovered that meditation physically alters the brain, possibly allowing it to process information more quickly.

Astronauts show brain and eye abnormalities

A new study has confirmed that astronauts risk brain and vision abnormalities as a result of spending time in space.

'Telepathy machine' close to reality, say scientists

Neuroscientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have been able to listen in on people's thoughts, using brain waves to reconstruct the actual words that subjects have been hearing.

Graphene transistors compatible with living cells

A team at at the Technische Universitaet Muenchen says it's built the foundation for devices to communicate directly with the human brain.

MIT chip 'mimics brain'

MIT researchers have designed a computer chip that mimics how the brain’s neurons adapt in response to new information, known as plasticity.

Mammoth blood proteins could be used in major surgery

The blood from woolly mammoths is helping scientists develop new blood products for medical procedures such as heart and brain surgery.