A groundbreaking project will map the brain's hidden sixth sense. Scientists are creating an atlas of interoceptive neurons, ...

Scientists are mapping how the body senses internal organs. This “sixth sense” study could reveal new ways to treat chronic diseases.

YouTuber Zack D Films has spooked social media users with a vivid simulation that depicts exactly what happens when a person ...

Neuroscientists from around the world have worked in parallel to map, for the first time, the entire brain activity of mice while they were making decisions. This achievement involved using electrodes ...

When we think that we live this very moment, we are wrong. It turns out, our brain tricks us so we're always 15 seconds out of date. So basically we always live a little bit in the past. This way, ...

You can see it coming in right there, that little spot,” says neuroscientist and engineer Laura Lewis. A remarkably bright pulsing dot has appeared on the monitor in front of us. We are watching, in ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Research has detected microplastics in a range of vital body parts, including the heart and brain. Now, ...

The effects of insufficient water are felt by every cell in the body, but it’s the brain that manifests our experience of ...

In 1943, a pair of neuroscientists were trying to describe how the human nervous system works when they accidentally laid the foundation for artificial intelligence. In their mathematical framework ...

A rare circulatory problem required Emily Wheldon to have her left arm amputated three years ago. Her brain still thinks it's there. "Most days, it just feels like I've got my arm next to me," she ...

Since Madeline Lancaster first created brain organoids back in 2013, they have become widely used for brain research around the world. But what exactly are they? Are they effectively miniature brains ...