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A new study has discovered that love and desire activate specific but related areas in the brain. Researchers analysed the…
The role of a tumour suppressor in brain cancer known as parkin has been uncovered and promises to shed light on why certain…
Changes to just three genetic “letters” among billions is said to have contributed to the evolution and development of mammalian…
People with the condition commonly caused by stroke “unilateral spatial neglect” plays a key role in understanding stroke…
A new drug that shrinks brain tumours in melanoma patients has had promising results in phase one trials. Researchers say…
Until 20 years ago, scientists interested in empirical work on consciousness – our private subjective experiences – hid it by minimising or eliminating the “c-word”, the use of which was a career-limiting…
Brain cells responsible for controlling immunity and microglia inhibit memory during ageing, new research has shown. However…
Scientists have constructed a mathematical model which predicts how nerve fibres make connections during brain development…
Neurosurgeon Charlie Teo is, to many of his patients, the “angel” who cuts where other surgeons fear to go. He feels strongly about the possibility that using mobile phones might increase the risk of brain…
The discovery of a molecule that appears to regulate memory and learning in the brain could pave the way for treatments of early dementia, scientists at the University of Queensland’s Brain Institute (QBI…
The growth of augmented reality (AR) will almost certainly change the way we visually experience the everyday world. And, as discussed previously on The Conversation, it’s likely to be Google’s Project…
New research has demonstrated the key role two proteins play in the development of multiple sclerosis (MS). The study found…
Small aberrations are produced by the cells of the primary visual cortex, distorting optical information even before the…
A US study has found older adults claiming to have had a life-changing religious experience showed evidence of a shrinking…
The evidence for a rapid shift in state of the terrestrial atmosphere-ocean system over the last two centuries (see figure 1) requires a deep time perspective, beyond events of the day. Tracing the original…
Research into the cognition of babies and small children may help scientists program computers to think and learn more like…
Are you the “lazy” or the “deliberate” thinker? Why can’t we have a hybrid? Something has been bugging me for quite a while – how difficult it is to strike a balance between thinking fast, albeit impulsively…
Using mathematical models and sophisticated recording techniques, researchers have discovered how individual neurons function…
The monologues in our minds could one day be converted into language, according to researchers who have succeeded in decoding electrical activity in the area of the brain that recognises sounds. The development…
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