- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 13th, 2015
No Two Brains Are Alike, Investigation Reveals
Our brains are as unique as fingerprints, researchers say
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 23rd, 2015
Mind Reading Made Real: Scientists Connect Two Human Brains
Then, one of the volunteers could read the other's mind
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 24th, 2015
This One Very Specific Brain Area Might Be What Makes Us Humans
It's what allows us to process abstract information
- Technology & Gadgets
- By Sebastian Pop
- November 21st, 2014
Real and Imagined Things Cause Opposite Brain Activity
An electrode net detects different EEG signals
- Science
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 6th, 2014
Brain-to-Brain Connection Lets One Guy Control the Hand Motions of Another
The experiments were carried out by researchers with the University of Washington, prove mind melding is possible
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 24th, 2014
Newly Discovered Weird Brain Cells Have Scientists Scratching Their Heads
A recent paper describes a previously unknown type of brain cell that behaves fairly differently from the others
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 19th, 2013
Newly Discovered Coma State Is Deeper than the So-Called Flat Line
Oddly enough, people in this very deep coma state show signs of brain activity
- Science
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 13th, 2013
Scientists Explain Near-Death Experiences
Shortly after the heart stops, the brain goes into overdrive
- Behavior/Humans
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 23rd, 2013
Robots Stir Feelings of Empathy in Humans, Study Finds
People sometimes relate to robots as if they were human as well
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 22nd, 2013
The Brain Calls “Search Parties” into Action When People Lose Certain Things
Study sheds new light on what happens inside the human brain when people lose an item
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 12th, 2013
Science Explains Why Potato Chips Are So Addictive
Experiments on rats reveal why once you pop, you can almost never stop
- Behavior/Humans
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 4th, 2013
Professional Soccer Players Have Impressive Mental Skills, Study Finds
Athletes display intense brain activity when in game circumstances
- Science
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 1st, 2013
Scientists Manage to Mind Meld Two Rats
Brain-to-brain interface allows one rodent to control the behavior of another
- Behavior/Humans
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 14th, 2013
Shakespeare, Wordsworth Labeled Rocket-Boosts for the Brain
Reading works by these authors is more beneficial than self-help books
- Nano-Biotechnology
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 12th, 2012
New Brain Implant Is 10 Times Smaller Than Its Competitors
These electrodes might at one point help coordinate prosthetic limbs
- Health
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 23rd, 2012
Seeing Snacks Influences Brain Activity
An increasing body mass index has approximately the same effect
- Behavior/Humans
- By Tudor Vieru
- September 21st, 2011
How Ads Influence Various Neural Activity Patterns
Not all commercials trigger the same effect on the brain