Neuroscience

The findings could suggest it's possible to learn simple information while snoozing.
Brian Owens, Contributor
Reducing the speed of the already-slow replication process could be a new way to attack the disease.
Haley Weiss, Staff Writer
Five space travelers had elevated levels of proteins in the blood often seen in people with head trauma and neurodegenerative diseases.
Will Sullivan, Staff Writer
Signs of attraction such as laughs and gestures could not predict how much blind daters want to see each other again.
Katharine Gammon, Contributor
What nature's most complex constructions can tell us about how the brain organizes behaviors.
Haley Weiss, Staff Writer
People who watch hockey use context to follow the small, fast-moving puck.
Joshua Learn, Contributor
Scientists identified competing neural pathways that control flies' decision making.
Karen Kwon, Contributor
Researchers use virtual-reality roller coasters to peer into the brains of people with migraine.
Katharine Gammon, Contributor
When it comes to the brain and recognizing familiar faces, in-person interaction matters.
Meeri Kim, Contributor
New approach to brain-computer interfaces more than doubles the speed at which messages can be relayed.
Charles Q. Choi, Contributor
Researchers identify two neural circuits used to track the location and motion of a sound.
Brian Owens, Contributor
The system captured 3D super-resolution images of small protrusions on the branches of neurons.
Meeri Kim, Contributor