Our closest relatives in the animal kingdom are wired up differently. Scientists have long tried to understand the human brain by comparing it to other primates. Researchers are still trying to understand what makes our brain different to our closest relatives. Our recent study may have brought us

The system, which also synthesizes her voice, takes no more than a second to translate thoughts to speech. A paralyzed woman can again communicate with the outside world thanks to a wafer-thin disk capturing speech signals in her brain. An AI translates these electrical buzzes into text and, using

Kids form fleeting memories at around 12 months, even as their brains are rapidly rewiring themselves. A giggling toddler in a pink dress and matching headphones lies down on her back in front of a gigantic whirling machine. A pillowy headrest cushions her head. She seems unfazed as she’s slowly

Brain scans from nearly 39,000 people revealed genes and drugs to potentially slow aging. When my grandad celebrated his 100th birthday with a bowl of noodles, his first comment was, “Nice, but this is store-bought.” He then schooled everyone on the art of making noodles from scratch, sounding

The study sheds light on one way these pesky particles may be detrimental to brain health. We’re not Barbie girls, but we live in a plastic world. Microplastics, tiny specks of broken-down plastic, are all around us. They hover in the air, float in our water, and are sprinkled in the food we eat.