A thinking cap that can enhance the mind's ability to learn has moved a step closer, scientists claim, after tests showed magnets can boost brain power. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

New sleep-deprivation record holder Tony Wright tells Gelf he's altered his brain chemistry and thus can stay up indefinitely. I have one question...Why? picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

Got a tough problem to solve? Try daydreaming.

Contrary to the notion that daydreaming is a sign of laziness, letting the mind wander can actually let the parts of the brain associated with problem-solving become active, a new study finds. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

When it comes to the hippocampus, a brain structure vital to certain types of memory, size matters. Numerous studies have shown that bigger is usually better. Now researchers have found that elderly adults who are more physically fit tend to have bigger hippocampi and better spatial memory than those who are less fit. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Just how desperate are you to lose weight - desperate enough to have electrodes implanted in your brain? That's the latest approach to tackling obesity now being tested. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Scientists got close to understanding pedophilia, suggesting that it is related to deficit in certain brain area. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

Even the slower-witted among us can improve mental agility with a few daily brain teasers, a study suggests. picked by karenben 2 years ago

A long (23 min) but very interesting talk on how the brain works by exploring what happens when connections are broken. From one of my favorite websites www.ted.com picked by Stadsman 2 years ago

Scientists have found a special supplement that can prevent a common brain disorder in babies, if women take it during pregnancy. picked by Ankabout 8 months ago

When Cordelia Cowsill was born, her future looked bleak indeed. She was suffering from an incurable genetic condition for which the only possible hope was to have half her brain removed. Doctors warned her parents, Amanda and Martyn Cowsill, that their daughter would never walk, talk, cry or smile like a normal child - even if she survived. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Figuring out how the brain recognizes objects is an important step in building robots that can see. What seems a simple task, recognizing that a sleeping dog and a running dog are both dogs is something that computers can't duplicate. New research is looking to change that. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Before you flip open that tub of Ben and Jerry's, be aware that ice cream really can control your brain and say "eat me." picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

Smoking during a brain scan is not easy. picked by jLoSsDh 9 months ago

Futurists and science-fiction writers speculate about a time when brain activity will merge with computers. picked by Nateebiinature 1 year ago

Time is an illusion: your brain stitches it together until it seems continuous. But what happens when it goes wrong.. picked by Bornbad 1 month ago

US researchers have simulated half a virtual mouse brain on a supercomputer. In other news, you can simulate the brain of Carlos Mencia with a small piece of rock. picked by makri 3 years ago

Say you have a load of donated food to deliver to an orphanage. But due to circumstances beyond your control, you're forced to make a hard choice: give some of the children enough to stave off hunger for several days and let the rest go hungry, or evenly distribute a smaller amount so that each child feels full for just a few hours. See how the brain wrestles with such morally charged tradeoffs. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

A British toddler with an extremely rare medical condition has flown to New York for an operation to repair her damaged brain with superglue. Ella-Grace Honeyman, aged 17 months, was born with vein of Galen malformation, which causes tiny holes in the brain’s main blood vessels and affects only a few hundred babies worldwide each year. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Apparently there is a problem with brain eating amoeba that may be getting gradually worse over the years . . . 6 deaths in 2007. picked by T420 2 years ago

An artificial brain cell that could be used to treat diseases such as Parkinson's has been created by scientists.

The 'delivery electrode' works in the same way as nerve cells in the brain by releasing neurotransmitters. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago