Could the deepest parts of the brain hold some of the secrets of sleep that still remain elusive to science? A team from ...

An international team led by the University of Michigan has introduced new methods that reveal which regions of the brain were active throughout the day with single-cell resolution. Subscribe to our ...

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Reading, writing, playing board games, and learning a new language could help keep the mind sharp, new research finds. A new study looked at the link between cognitively enriching activities and the ...

With a four-year, $2.7M NIH grant, Hopkins researchers are developing an AI-powered imaging system that can capture brain activity 20 to 50 times faster than current tools ...

Functional magnetic resonance imaging is a non-invasive way to explore brain activity. Reading a person’s mind using a recording of their brain activity sounds futuristic, but it’s now one step closer ...

A massive review of 100+ brain-imaging studies confirms that nature exposure settles the stress system, restores attention, and quiets mental rumination.

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