A new study published in iScience provides evidence that the human brain emits extremely faint light signals that not only pass through the skull but also appear to change in response to mental states ...

Allen Institute researcher Jerome Lecoq points to one of the diagrams that was used in a study focusing on how the brain interprets optical illusions. (Allen Institute Photo / Erik Dinnel) Our brains ...

The study aims to uncover how the brain interprets visual signals from individual cone photoreceptors, cells that convert light into electrical signals to enable vision. Using state-of-the-art ...

Emerging technologies, such as functional near-infrared spectroscopy, offer in-office real-time monitoring for potential ...

very image we see and every sound we hear is encoded in the brain through the activation of tiny processing units called neurons – nerve cells that are ten times smaller than a human hair. The human ...

This post is Part 2 of a two-part series on key aspects of your brain from A to ZZZ. In the previous post, I introduced you to the amygdala, basal ganglia, cerebellum, default mode network, dopamine, ...

Neuroscientist Dr. Randy J. Nelson explores how artificial light at night disrupts our bodies, from immune health to mood. His work bridges lab research, clinical trials, and everyday solutions while ...

Scientists at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) may have discovered a cause of aging in the brain. The culprit is a protein called ferritin light chain 1 (FTL1), described as an ...

When pupils are dilated, it means that they grow larger in size. This can happen for a number of different reasons, including ...

Anyone who makes a habit of losing their keys has a new excuse: you didn’t forget — your memory just moved. That’s courtesy of neuroscientists at Northwestern University, who recently published a ...