A new study reveals that highly specific forms of electrical and magnetic brain stimulation can directly alter human ...

A new advanced imaging study led by scientists from the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London (ICL), has looked at what happens in people's brains when they take the potent ...

An international analysis combining brain imaging data from multiple independent studies has identified a common pattern in ...

Studies show that your brain doesn’t perceive the world exactly as it is. Instead, it “fills in gaps in perception.” The first layer of your brain’s primary visual cortex helps to decide what reality ...

Scientists once viewed the thalamus largely as a relay station: a kind of biological switchboard routing sensory information ...

The brain undergoes a full renovation during menopause. Although these changes are profound, we’re learning that the ...

Multidisciplinary research on the interactions between the brain and other body systems not only advances our knowledge of how the human body works but also offers critical insights into our ...

New research reveals that prolonged stress alters brain function, reducing sensitivity to sound over time. This study uncovers how the brain adapts to chronic stress, prioritizing other senses while ...

In a massive scientific effort, hundreds of researchers have helped to map the connections between hundreds of thousands of neurons in the mouse brain and then overlayed their firing patterns in ...

New research shows that expectations strongly shape how we perceive sweetness — people often believe they’re tasting real sugar when told they are, even if the drink contains artificial sweetener.

Sounds can alter the way the brain interprets what it sees. This is the key finding of a new study by SISSA researchers in Trieste, published in PLOS Computational Biology. The research shows that, ...

Artificial stimulation of neurons in high-level visual cortical areas induces hallucinatory percepts 1,2,3,4, the experience of complex visuals in the absence of corresponding retinal stimulation.