During ageing, men experience a greater reduction in volume across more regions of the brain than women do, according to a longitudinal study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy ...

Backed by research, endorsed by doctors, tracked by apps, the basics of healthy living have become part of a canon. We can recite the precepts—move more, eat carefully, sleep well, don’t smoke—even if ...

I recently wrote about how children and adolescents who spend more time in digital environments than they do having real-world experiences (see "Getting Our Kids' Brains Back on Track"). One of the ...

One of our most contentious debates may now have an answer. Dogs, it turns out, have about twice the number of neurons in their cerebral cortexes than what cats have, which suggests they could be ...

If there were a chemical formula for happiness, dopamine would be at its core. Often called the “feel-good” neurotransmitter, dopamine drives motivation, reward, and pleasure, whether from a good meal ...

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Elon Musk’s takeover of X turned it into a haven for right-wing voices — but is it amplifying free speech or just fueling delusion? This video explores how Musk's platform shift is shaping (and ...

Why Is This Important: This is basically Apple planting its flag and saying they’re the king of this whole “spatial computing” world. Why Should I Care: So, what’s in it for you? This is still all ...

We know we do it. But have you ever studied a person’s gestures as they spoke to you? Or noticed how you move your hands subconsciously when speaking? Gesturing comes naturally to many of us and is ...

There must be something about the human brain that’s different from the brains of other animals — something that enables humans to plan, imagine the future, solve crossword puzzles, tell sarcastic ...

For more than two decades, researchers at Northwestern Medicine have been studying a remarkable group of people over the age of 80 whose memory performs on par with individuals 30 years younger. These ...

First patient explains what it's like to have Elon Musk's Neuralink chip planted in brain ...