Microglia: How the brain’s immune cells may be causing dementia
As you read this sentence, an army of cells patrols your brain. These soldiers slip around neurons, using their gangly appendages to search for threats. If one of them detects…
As you read this sentence, an army of cells patrols your brain. These soldiers slip around neurons, using their gangly appendages to search for threats. If one of them detects…
We can enjoy music because of our ability to recognise musical boundariesNDAB Creativity/Shutterstock We may finally know how the brain processes a beat drop: people use two distinct brain networks…
Nomadsoul1 | Istock | Getty ImagesThe question “What is a thought?” is no longer strictly a philosophical one. Like anything else measurable, our thoughts are subject to increasingly technical answers,…
Researchers studied mice neurons in a part of the brain common to all mammalsKlein & Hubert/naturepl.com Scientists have identified neurons that are active when mouse pups interact with their mothers,…
A section of a mouse brain viewed on a slideStu Gray / Alamy A newly identified brain pathway in mice could explain why placebos, or interventions designed to have no…
The ultrasound system is used with an MRI scannerEleanor Martin et al. A low-power ultrasound system can alter activity deep within the brain with far greater precision than previously possible,…
The device that delivers electrical stimulation to the spinal cord via pads on the skinONWARD Medical N.V. A treatment for spinal cord injuries has helped more than two-thirds of those…
Many brain-monitoring headsets and other neurotech devices are available for commercial useChrissshe (CC-BY SA 4.0) Many makers of brain-monitoring headsets and other consumer neurotechnology devices may be playing fast and…
The question of consciousness is one of the biggest mysteries in scienceYuichiro Chino/Getty Images Two years after opening our bureau in New York, we are delighted to share that New…