Why does acidity kill brain cells?

The answer could help develop treatments that reduce the damage…

Cracking the neural code

Networks of neurons use ‘synonyms’ to overcome noise, which is strikingly…

Why do we sometimes want to eat when we’re not hungry?

Researchers have uncovered a circuit in the…

A close look at Parkinson’s disease

The pattern of degeneration in Parkinson’s disease is consistent…

Spaced-out brains

The brain isn’t as cramped as previous findings had suggested.

People use handshakes to sniff each other out

Research shows that people unknowingly use the touch of…

Mapping the hippocampus

A freely available online resource has combined thousands of pieces of…

How a sleeping pill wakes brain-damaged patients

Zolpidem—a drug used to treat insomnia—can increase…

Babies know a face when they see one

Infants as young as four months old have brain regions that are…

What’s that smell?

Previous claims that people can distinguish over one trillion scents appear…