Researchers at the University of California San Diego have found that an intensive retreat combining multiple mind-body ...

The landmark study demonstrates how intensive meditation can trigger the same profound brain activity previously documented only with psychedelic substances -- while simultaneously activating ...

Researchers at UC San Diego have found that a weeklong meditation and healing retreat can produce measurable changes in brain ...

Using an ultra-high-resolution imaging technology called 7 Tesla functional MRI (fMRI) on human participants, researchers ...

For decades, scientists have searched the brain for the origins of consciousness. But according to a new peer-reviewed study published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews by researchers Anil K.

You might soon be able to control your electronic devices using only your mind. Engineers have designed a brain implant that could detect neural impulses and wirelessly communicate those signals with ...

Research indicates that repetition and distributed practice effectively fires and rewires the brain, thereby strengthening memory and improving learning potential. This approach aims to develop and ...

Source: Chris Gilbert, MD, PhD with Dall-E3 I love animals and medicine, and these two passions are closely related. As an only child with few friends, I sought companionship wherever I could find it, ...

The average human brain weighs 3.5 pounds and is 80 percent water. The world's largest brain weighs 1,100 pounds and is mostly air. It's also color-coded and will be floating over Cape Girardeau ...

There must be something about the human brain that’s different from the brains of other animals — something that enables humans to plan, imagine the future, solve crossword puzzles, tell sarcastic ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Research has detected microplastics in a range of vital body parts, including the heart and brain. Now, ...