Field: Brain

Brain stimulation during sleep appears to help with memory consolidation, suggesting a new way to treat people with memory disorders.

The first treatments proven to slow cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s are helping settle a decades-long debate about how the disease starts.

A man with paralyzed legs is walking again thanks to a “digital bridge” between his brain and a spinal stimulator.

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) appears to relieve depression by correcting brain signals that are traveling the wrong direction.

A soft brain implant that unfurls under the skull could make implantation surgeries less costly and risky.

A surgical team has performed a surgery that alleviated a dangerous brain condition before it was too late.

Researchers have turned to this unique genetic population to find insights into how our genes play a role in mental health.

Researchers have measured gamma waves, a sign of brain activity, in patients who were dying.

Eli Lilly’s new Alzheimer’s drug, donanemab, slowed cognitive decline by 35% in a phase 3 trial, but two people died from side effects.

Self-organising networks of tiny silver wires appear to learn and remember in much the same way as the thinking hardware in our heads.

The discovery of an "anxiety gene" — and a natural way to put the brakes on it — in mice could lead to new treatments for anxiety disorders.

A new brain cancer treatment not only cured 100% of mice that received it, but also trained their immune systems to fight future cancers.

A new brain imaging technique that generates ultra-high resolution images of mouse brains could revolutionize neuroscience research.

MindMed and University Hospital Basel have announced top line results for their phase 2 trial.

The “wonder material” graphene has been used to develop a dry sensor that could enable anyone to control technology with their minds.

When does our consciousness disappear? And are we really flooded by memories in our final moments? Scientists hope to find out.

Thanks to groundbreaking innovations in neuroscience, we’re seeing that forms of paralysis long assumed to be permanent can be reversed.

Here are the latest developments in neurotech, from brain-computer interfaces to brain-inspired AI.

3D printing could make blood vessel replicas with the soft feel and the structural accuracy surgeons need.

A new protein discovery may have highlighted a "switch" in brain cells that slows down inflammation and aging.

A new wrist-worn device from the University of Nottingham uses electrical pulses to help curb Tourette syndrome symptoms.

The FDA has approved Pfizer’s zavegepant, a nasal spray for migraines that can ease pain in as few as 15 minutes.

Digital distractions have become a ubiquitous part of work and life. But these distractions begin with emotional discomfort.

Researchers have discovered that psychedelics can activate 5-HT2A receptors inside of cortical neurons, a possible cause of their therapeutic effects.

End of life patients face existential and spiritual challenges other patients do not. Psychedelics may be uniquely suited to helping them.

Spinal cord stimulation has been shown to improve upper-limb mobility in stroke survivors for the first time.

London-based Small Pharma has released positive top-line results for their phase 2a trial of DMT as an antidepressant.

New research has shown that human “mini brains” can integrate with damaged rat brains to perform functions related to sight.

Stanford researchers have developed a brain-computer interface that allowed a woman to “type” 62 words per minute using only her thoughts.

Alto Neuroscience’s depression drug seems effective in early trials, a proof-of-concept for biomarker-based design.

Researchers possibly witnessed entanglement in the brain, indicating that some brain activity, like consciousness, operates on a quantum level.

MRI-guided focused ultrasound has been used to deliver chemo into the brain of a pediatric cancer patient for the first time.

A new hypothesis suggests that Alzheimer's disease is the result of "jumping genes" in the brain, not inflammation or plaque.

Lecanemab, a new Alzheimer’s medication shown to slow cognitive decline in patients, has been granted accelerated approval by the FDA.

Research suggests that microglia play a key role in preventing neurodegenerative diseases by helping to remove toxic waste.

MIT researchers are developing a therapy that uses 40-Hz light and sound to alter Alzheimer’s patients’ gamma waves.

Researchers suggest that dreaming helps us generalize our experiences so that we can adapt to new circumstances.

LA-based startup Bionaut Labs is developing micro-sized medical robots that are guided through the body by magnets.

During a livestreamed event, a Neuralink robot precisely inserted 64 electrode-packed threads into a dummy brain in just 15 minutes.

Northwest Biotherapeutics reports that its new brain cancer vaccine can extend glioblastoma patients’ lives by months or even years.

An intensive form of mindfulness was found as effective as Lexapro in treating anxiety in adults in the first head-to-head comparative study.

A deep brain stimulator powered by breathing could eliminate the need for patients to undergo regular battery-change surgeries.

The Stentrode — a brain-computer interface implanted through minimally invasive surgery — has been used to send text messages from an iPad

Washington University in St. Louis is embarking on a drug trial that may also put the amyloid hypothesis to its ultimate test.

A new mouse study suggests that synthetic retinoids may be able to help restore vision in adults with Leber congenital amaurosis.

Eisai and Biogen are reporting that their new Alzheimer’s antibody slowed cognitive decline by 27% in a global trial.

Researcher Nako Nakatsuka has turned to DNA to tackle an important challenge: how do we measure chemicals in the brain?

A brain-zapping "memory prosthesis" funded by DARPA improved trial participants' ability to retain new information by more than 50%.

A treatment that “starved” aggressive glioblastoma tumors in the brains of mice suggests a way to finally fight the deadly cancer in humans.

In the long run, procrastination isn’t an effective way of managing emotions and causes health and work setbacks.

A new drug can repair stroke damage in mice, improving memory and motor skills. If it works in humans, it could lead to a paradigm shift in stroke treatment.

Are we really only a moment away from "The Singularity," a technological epoch that will usher in a new era in human evolution?

The Biden administration’s Department of Health and Human Services has sent a memo supportive of psychedelic therapies. What does that mean for the field?

UNC researchers have found evidence that the genetic makeup of a crucial receptor may impact your psychedelic experience.

The 5-hour rule asks us to devote at least one hour a day to learning, experimenting, and reflecting. Here's how to make it work for you.

Crows and the rest of the corvid family keep turning out to be smarter and smarter. A corvid's pallium has more neurons than a great ape's.

University of Arizona researchers have uncovered a protein that might be behind some epilepsy cases with currently unknown causes.

How can we know that we're dead after we die? Some evidence attributes a certain neurological phenomenon to a near death experience.

After decades, the Department of Veterans Affairs is once again investigating psychedelic therapies.

A retrospective study found that Alzheimer’s symptoms improved in patients who took two FDA-approved drugs that treat psychiatric disorders.

Yale researchers have conducted a small study finding DMT is safe and tolerable enough for more research.

Researchers believe they may have discovered the mechanism behind fear’s sticking power in our memory.

Researchers have developed a microbot-containing, magnetically controlled catheter for removing blood from brain hemorrhages.

Advanced neuroprosthetics are here, and they could hook our brains into the Internet of Things.

Researchers are trying to harness deep sleep to bolster the glymphatic system, which helps flush brain tissue.

Ohio State researchers have found that an already approved anticonvulsant drug helps increase stroke recovery in mice.

A robotic finger can feel like a part of our hand after just a short time using it, suggesting that our brains can "own" extra body parts.

When you struggle with anxiety or depression, sex may be the last thing on your mind. But it can be a tool for well-being.

Stanford researchers have found that an infusion of cerebrospinal fluid from young mice improves the memory of old ones.

On the mountainsides of Nepal and Turkey, bees sometimes produce a strange and dangerous concoction: mad honey.

It's the first time the FDA has approved clinical trials for a brain-computer interface.

A study of nearly 6,000 stroke patient genomes suggests a treatment idea abandoned for decades should get a second look.

An ultra-small deep brain stimulation (DBS) device could increase the number of Parkinson’s patients to receive the powerful treatment.

Overwashing is bad for skin health, but many people do it anyway. One reason is that our brains intimately associate stink with disgust.

Using infrared light and a Nobel Prize-winning molecule that detects chili pepper heat, researchers can control brain cells from a distance.

By using quantum physics to measure magnetic fields, researchers are pushing closer to measuring the brain in ways we couldn't before.

A man with total locked-in syndrome has used a brain-computer interface to spell out sentences with his mind.

Dr. Michio Kaku on what is likely and what is possible provides a stimulating vision of the future.

Researchers believe they have discovered two new types of brain cells that play a key role in memory.

A new study suggests that the causes of these disorders are hidden in "dark genes," which may account for the enigma of their development.

The brain appears to remember immune responses, and memories can trigger them to happen again.

A novel cancer therapy uses a magnetic “seed” to precisely target and kill brain tumor cells without the need for open brain surgery.

In a new study of thousands of patients, those who had cataract surgery had a reduction in dementia risk.

Researchers from the University of Rochester Medical Center have discovered fresh insight into how the brain might deliberately hear one speaker while shutting out or ignoring another.

Small pilot trials of two different types of external electrical brain stimulation suggest the technique may work as a long COVID treatment.

The jellyfish nervous system, revealed by glowing genes, may help unlock the secrets of how our own brain evolved.

Why do so many people encounter these 'elves' after smoking large doses of DMT?

MedRhythms, an experimental digital therapy combines sensors and music to help people with Parkinson's disease walk.

Researchers at Stanford University believe they've developed an effective and quick-acting technique to treat challenging cases of depression — using magnetic brain stimulation.

Researchers have grown mini brains with light-sensitive eye structures that could lead to breakthrough treatments for vision disorders.

A new brain implant can instantly detect pain signals and provide bursts of stimulation that are pain-relieving. Researchers have shown it to be successful in rodents.

A new kind of brain-computer interface uses tiny neural implants called “neurograins” to record brain activity in rats.

Fecal transplants from younger to older mice appear to reverse aging in the brains of the seniors, improving their memories and cognition.

A small phase 2 study has found evidence that ALS medication riluzole may have potential as a drug for Alzheimer’s.

The first neuron-level 3D image of an entire macaque monkey brain could have a major impact on the world of neuroscience.

Researchers at UC Santa Cruz have developed an injectable swarm of nanosenors they hope will measure the brain noninvasively.

A new brain tumor treatment shrank a man’s aggressive glioblastoma tumor by nearly a third — and all he had to do was wear a helmet at home.

An experimental neuroprosthesis that translates brain activity into words on a computer screen has given a paralyzed man back his “voice.”

What if amyloid plaques are not the cause of Alzheimer’s, but instead a symptom? New research suggests restoring liquid amyloid may be key.

Kernel has developed two mind-reading helmets that record the same brain activity data as massive, million-dollar machines, but cost just $100,000.