Brain Implant Powered by Breathing May Help Improve Lives of People With Neurological Disorders

Medicine & Technology Nov 15, 2022

Researchers developed a way to charge brain implants solely through breathing movements, overcoming a major hurdle in charging an object inside a human body. Read the article to find out more.

Electrical Stimulation on a Specific Group of Neurons Restored Ability To Walk in Paralyzed Patients

Nov 11, 2022

Swiss researchers identified the neurons that promoted recovery of nine people with lower body paralysis after a nerve stimulation breakthrough. Tap the article to learn more about this experiment.

First Neural Signals Recorded; Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering Introduces New Technology To Help People With Paralysis With Their Daily Life

Oct 14, 2022

Researchers devised a wireless medical device that can be planted, to enhance the quality of life and offer independence for those with paralysis. Read to know more.

Neural Cartography of Smell: How Olfactory Sense Maps With the Brain Neurons; Here's What Science Says

Sep 27, 2022

How do different smells send signals to our brains? That is explained by the scientists from Columbia University. Read here to know more!

Arrow of Time and Its Long-Time Mystery Unlocked in New Research

Aug 23, 2022

Researchers are helping in the unraveling of a mystery involving the arrow of time through a recently published study. Read to know more about it.

Cerebrospinal Fluid Reverses Age-Related Memory Loss in Mice; A Potential Treatment for Neurodegenerative Diseases Like Dementia

May 12, 2022

Scientists successfully reversed age-related memory loss in mice using cerebrospinal fluid. Read how this can help neurodegenerative diseases like dementia.

Countless People Claim Near-Death Experiences; Are the Glimpses of Afterlife Just Hallucinations?

Apr 11, 2022

Countless people have claimed their life flashed before their eyes, a near-death experience. Find out this is just a form of hallucinations or something else.

Paralyzed Man Speaks and Asks for Beer Using His Mind Through Microchip Brain Implant

Mar 24, 2022

A conscious person who is fully paralyzed was able to communicate in full sentences using only his thoughts. Read to know how this microchip brain implant helped him.

How Does the Brain Processes Fear? Scientists Discovered Novel Mechanism That Could Help Create New Drug to Target Anxiety Symptoms

Mar 16, 2022

Neuroscientists discovered a novel fear processing pathway in the brain linked to behaviors like "freezing." Continue reading to know how it could revolutionize anti-anxiety drugs.

Heightened Brain Activity While Asleep to Perceive Unfamiliar Voices Could Be An Evolutionary Trick Against Potential Threats

Jan 17, 2022

Scientists found that the brain pays more attention to unfamiliar voices during non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, indicating that it can learn even while asleep although it could do more harm than help because it should be at rest.

How Are Memories Stored? Tailor-Made Microscope Shows How Brain Cells Create New Synapses in Groundbreaking Study

Jan 14, 2022

Researchers recorded how brain cells of a zebrafish light up when storing memories in which findings can help develop new treatments for PTSD and neurodegenerative disorders.

How Neurons Work? Neuroscience Model of Hebbian Theory Shows Neuronal Circuits Working Like Wires

Dec 31, 2021

About 70 years ago, the idea that "neurons that fire together wire together" gained popularity. Now, scientists try to explain the concept from the perspective of computational neuroscience.

Photobiomodulation Therapy Could Potentially Treat Neurodegenerative, Other Brain Disorders Using Near-Infrared Light

Oct 16, 2021

A special collection of studies show that photobiomodulation (PBM) could treat neurodegenerative and other neurological disorders by using red or near-infrared light to stimulate healing.

Specific Neurons Responsible for Associative Memory Finally Identified, Filling the Missing Piece of How Brains Create Memories

Sep 24, 2021

Associative memory is the brain's ability to remember relationships between unrelated concepts. Scientists agree that it is formed in the memory center of the brain but the exact neurons responsible have remained a mystery until now.

Racing Heart Can Hijack Neurons, Affecting Decision-Making Process of Human Brain

Sep 01, 2021

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai found that neurons that exclusively monitor the body's internal dynamics could affect the brain’s decision-making centers.