At what point do "you" end and the outside world begins? It might feel like a weird question with an obvious answer, but your brain has to work surprisingly hard to judge that boundary. Now, ...

In A Nutshell Researchers used focused sound waves to temporarily quiet the amygdala in healthy adults, reaching a deep brain structure without surgery. When the amygdala was dampened, participants ...

Who needs a crystal ball when you’ve got artificial intelligence? Researchers at Mass General Brigham have developed a potentially game-changing AI tool capable of detecting subtle changes in brain ...

Imagine you are a security guard in one of those casino heist movies where your ability to recognize an emerging crime will depend on whether you notice a subtle change on one of the many security ...

Here’s another reason to hit the “pause” button and find your zen. A new study found that meditation influences key regions of your brain responsible for emotional regulation and memory, offering new ...

The brain divides vision between its two hemispheres-what's on your left is processed by your right hemisphere and vice versa-but your experience with every bike or bird that you see zipping by is ...

Across 2026, The Brain Song reviews have ignited a new discussion inside the neuroscience community: can sound frequencies alone sharpen memory, boost focus, and help the aging brain stay alert? For ...

Two years after Colorado passed a first-in-the-nation law to ensure our private thoughts remain private, Congress is now following suit. A bill in the U.S. Senate aims to protect our neural data or ...

It is the stuff of nightmares: trapped in an immobilized body, unable to move a finger or bat an eyelid, yet with sight and hearing and thought undiminished. The impulse to whisper, "I love you," or ...