A new computing system modeled after the architecture of the human brain has been activated at Sandia National Laboratories in the US state of New Mexico.

Scientists Found a Link Between Spirituality and Your Brain—Are You Hardwired to Believe in God? Scientists are mapping specific brain regions to understand how the brain conceives of the divine.

Erythritol may impair cellular functions essential to maintaining brain blood vessel health, according to researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder. Findings suggest that erythritol ...

I'm a neuroscientist. I scanned my own brain 26 times to see how it changed during pregnancy. 'This is a huge area of research that has been overlooked.' ...

For decades, scientists have used near-infrared light to study the brain in a noninvasive way. This optical technique, known as fNIRS (functional near-infrared spectroscopy), measures how light is ...

Researchers at the University of Glasgow have achieved a milestone in brain imaging by detecting near-infrared light that traveled completely through an adult human head. Using high-powered lasers ...

Sleep disorders may lead to structural brain changes, cognitive decline, and neurological disease. Here’s what science says about the risk.

Deported family of 11-year-old U.S. citizen recovering from a rare brain tumor requests humanitarian parole ...

July 2, 2025 — A new brain scan tool shows how quickly your body and mind are aging. It can spot early signs of diseases like dementia, long before symptoms begin. The scan looks at hidden clues ...

Activity levels in a specific region of the brain predict whether we think something is real, irrespective of whether we've seen it or imagined it.