A Cedars-Sinai study has identified a previously unknown role for astrocyte cells in how the brain responds to damage and disease. Cedars-Sinai researchers have identified a biological repair process ...

The familiar fight between “mind as software” and “mind as biology” may be a false choice. This work proposes biological computationalism: the idea that brains compute, but not in the abstract, symbol ...

A microscopic flaw in the brain’s cellular scaffolding can shape brain size for life.

In recent years, the importance of mental health in people's daily lives has intensified. Consequently, situations that were ...

Fainting at the sight of blood is common to many people and usually occurs without warning. Again, it is unrelated to fear or ...

A study published in 2022 found a tenuous but plausible link between picking your nose and an increased risk of developing ...

Crucially, soft and sweet foods require very little mechanical digestion – but there are other factors, including “hedonic ...

Phillip Danault is energized to re-join the Canadiens, and in one night, he learned exactly what it means to play for them.

Desserts also behave differently once they reach the gut. Compared with foods rich in protein or fat, sugary and carbohydrate-based foods empty from the stomach quickly and require relatively little ...

Vascular dementia has long been overshadowed by Alzheimer’s disease, yet it is one of the leading causes of cognitive decline ...

Teuta Hoxha, a 29-year-old hunger striker for Palestine has said going without food for over 40 days feels like being ...

Nonlinear dendritic integration in single presubicular neurons provides a mechanism for combining vestibular-based head-direction signals and visual landmark signals to anchor the brain’s internal ...