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Science video explains why our brain perceives and labels spicy foods as hot and minty flavors as cool

Researchers experimenting on mice report success in using bone marrow stem cells to repair damaged brains

The parasite caused the man to experience headaches, memory impairment, an altered sense of smell and even seizures

They can even regain feeling when a limb is attached to them years after the injury that cost them one of their hands

The mummified brain's folds and blood vessels are still visible, researchers who have had the chance to examine it say

Study shows that people who feel the presence of ghosts do so because of a mismatch between sensory and motor signals

Study finds women pack more cells in their olfactory bulb, this could explain their olfactory superiority

The experiments were carried out by researchers with the University of Washington, prove mind melding is possible

Study finds smoking takes its toll on the brain, makes folks less resilient to episodes of intense pain

The man, who once suffered from arachnophobia, can now stand freakishly close to spiders, even touch them

Scratching an itch causes the brain to release serotonin, this compound in turn intensifies the itch sensation

Study explains how and why folks who feast on magic mushrooms end up experiencing a sensory overload

Study finds moderate alcohol consumption goes hand in hand with a larger volume in a brain area dubbed the hippocampus

When implanted into the brains of laboratory mice, the converted cells survived, behaved similarly to native cells

Researchers say that, in the aftermath of a head injury, the immune system moves in to attack and kill brain cells

The first malware appeared in 1986, and it did nothing wrong

Experiments on mice also show males are more likely to developed heart disease because of high-fat foods