Field: Neuroscience

A trial of patients with treatment-resistant depression found ketamine to be at least as effective as electroconvulsive therapy.

You might feel like coffee gives you the energy to get through the day – but chances are, you're not getting as much as you think.

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

Neuroscientists don't know the degree to which adult brains generate new neurons, but adult-made neurons appear to have more "mature" functions.

According to prior research, the first ten minutes of sleep, called N1, can provide a creative boost when it comes to solving problems.

Even though pain is universal and we know it happens in the brain, we've never before had a way to objectively measure its intensity.

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.

Scientists stimulated the brains of macaque monkeys in an effort to determine which areas are responsible for driving consciousness.

MIT’s new electronic pill stimulates stomach cells to regulate hunger — showing it's possible to hack the powerful gut-brain axis.

Researchers have found ibogaine-inspired compounds effective in treating depression and addiction in mouse models.

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

The discovery of a second person naturally resistant to a genetic form of Alzheimer’s could lead to treatments for the disease.

LSD flashbacks have been studied for decades, though scientists still aren't quite sure why some people experience them.

A study found that couples who co-parent together display similar brain activity, suggesting they become greatly attuned to each other.

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

An EEG device that’s worn in the ear during sleep could help doctors diagnose Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s long before symptoms appear.

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

What is FTD, the type of dementia that leads to inappropriate social behavior, impulsivity, and loss of empathy?

New research into terminal lucidity could revolutionize our understanding of dementia — and maybe even give us a way to reverse it.

Scientists are starting to agree that the "holy grail" solution for Alzheimer's is more likely to be a drug cocktail than a single treatment.

Using patient data and AI, French researchers have created a digital model of the brain to figure out which brain region needs removed.

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.

A new hypothesis explains depression as an altered state of consciousness, which could help researchers make an objective diagnostic test.

The FDA has approved the first drug for Rett syndrome, a genetic neurodevelopmental disorder, which disproportionately affects women and girls.

Some neuroscientists think psychedelics and the hallucinations they induce could help reveal how we generate our perceptions of the world.

Researchers found that patients who slept less than six hours a night were 27% more likely to have an infection.

A new stem cell therapy for Parkinson’s disease has just been administered to the brain of a person for the first time.

A gel that turns into an electrode once inside the body might end the need for invasive implantation surgeries.

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

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.

The benefits of practicing mindfulness carry over into everyday life – even when you aren’t actively meditating.

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

A blood sample and machine learning helps predict whether people with mild cognitive impairment will soon develop Alzheimer’s.

Reasoning by yourself is a much weaker tool than contributing your reasoning to a group and being flexible to changing your mind.

Lateral thinking is a way of approaching problems. It deliberately forgoes obvious approaches in favor of oblique or unexpected ones.

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

Using spiraling ultrasound waves, researchers hope to remove stroke-causing blood clots faster and safer.

Researchers concluded that exercise should be prescribed to patients with mental health issues before psychiatric drugs.

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

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.

A dog's breed has a big impact on their personality, but whether they fit your lifestyle is also down to good training.

There's regular job stress, and then there's uncertainty, dread, and constant change. Here's how to actually recover from it.

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

Taking small steps to help your circadian rhythm adjust to winter could mean happier times during what are literally the darkest days.

Baylor College of Medicine researchers have developed an electrode-based “mood decoder” capable of mapping brain activity to mood.

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.

A psychiatrist and neuroscientist began to think of prescribing exercise as telling patients to take their “exercise pills.”

Some anxiety is normal and, in fact, necessary and helpful. But what happens when it interferes with a child's daily functioning?

Most types of antidepressants work by increasing neurotransmitter levels throughout the brain, which take weeks. A new drug takes hours.

Kids' brains develop in four main stages. Each has its own particular set of advancements and challenges for parents.

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.

New research is revealing how physical activity can reduce and even ward off depression, anxiety and other psychological ailments.

Whether you’re trying to break a bad habit or start a good one, psychologists have some tips to get you started.

A psychiatrist and neuroscientists investigate how breathing affect the brain and biological markers of stress and immune function.

Two people with binge eating disorder reported that deep brain stimulation helped them control their eating and lose weight in a small study.

Positive and negative memories are stored in different parts of the brain, raising the possibility of therapeutic memory manipulation.

An injectable gel that prevents scar formation and stimulates regeneration successfully repaired severe spinal cord injuries in mice.

Using computed tomography, a team of researchers generated images of what the brains of early Homo species likely looked like.

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

A new device allowed a paralyzed patient to "speak," spelling out full sentences in real-time with an error rate of about 8%.

Swiss researchers have used epidural electrical stimulation to restore walking in nine people with chronic spinal cord injuries.

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

With ketamine showing potential as an antidepressant, researchers investigate another anesthetic: nitrous oxide, or "laughing gas."

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

People who chose change over inaction, regardless of the decision, self-reported being better off and happier after six months.

Electroconvulsive therapy is more effective than ketamine at treating severe depression, according to a new meta-analysis.

A scientific review found that withdrawal symptoms from antidepressants and antipsychotics can last for over a year.

Deep brain stimulation relies on thin electrodes implanted deep in the brain that deliver electrical currents. Could it treat OCD?

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

Entire religions are constructed around theories of an afterlife, but former monk Stephen Batchelor lists three reasons you won't come back.

The ability of tofersen, a gene-based treatment for ALS, to improve symptoms is being hailed as a “treatment milestone.”

Researchers identified a “building plan” that holds true for every species they looked at — except for humans.

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%.

Creatine shows promise as a treatment for depression, boosting the effects of SSRIs and potentially working as a standalone medication.

Axolotls are a model organism researchers use to study a variety of topics in biology because of their regenerative abilities.

One possible explanation of near death experiences is that our brains are flooded with a hallucinogenic, DMT.

After being separated as toddlers, two identical twins were raised apart in the US and South Korea.

Data-collecting sensors in shoes can predict a Parkinson’s patient’s fall risk almost as accurately as standard walking tests.

People are being diagnosed with depression earlier than in the past because of a decrease in stigma and better diagnostic guidelines.

Life's modern distractions, such as news and social media, have overwhelmed our evolutionarily designed attention spans.

What if there is nothing special about self-awareness? What if it is just evolutionary dead weight, bound to disappear soon?

A new epilepsy treatment that's delivered as a nasal spray may be able to prevent seizures or even interrupt them.

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?