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A study led by Pompeu Fabra University reveals which brain mechanisms allow psychosis to remit. The results of this ...

The cohort study, published in the journal JAMA Neurology, contained data from more than 6 million individuals aged 45 years ...

In our newly published research in the journal Science, we have identified some of the “rules” the brain uses to learn. The human brain is made up of billions of nerve cells. These neurons conduct ...

A team of over 150 scientists has achieved what once seemed impossible: a complete wiring and activity map of a tiny section ...

Thanks to a mouse watching clips from “The Matrix,” scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date.

Scientists have long struggled to define brain fog—let alone pinpoint a cause for it. But research is starting to reveal multiple potential causes from inflammation to a leaky blood-brain barrier.

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From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

in the brain – how they’re activated and send messages to each other. Scientists have long known those signals move from one neuron along fibers called axons and dendrites, using synapses to ...

The Nubbin, an alleged brain chip allowing users to relive memories, is actually a marketing ploy for Black Mirror's upcoming season. The internet is buzzing over a mysterious new piece of tech ca ...