brains

Neuralink says its first in-human brain implant malfunctioned

Technology
Michael Johnson

Elon Musk’s brain-chip startup said Wednesday that its first-ever implant has malfunctioned. Neuralink’s brain-computer interface, known as a BCI, was implanted into ...

Brains are getting bigger — and researchers reveal why it’s a big deal

Health
Rachel Carter

Health By Amy Eisinger Published April 24, 2024, 4:18 p.m. ET Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Check out the big ...

We Finally Know Where Neuralink’s Brain Implant Trial Is Happening

Technology
Michael Johnson

Elon Musk’s brain-implant company Neuralink has chosen the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona, as the initial study site to test its ...

Grandmother dies suddenly of rare brain disease with 100% fatality rate and no cure

Health
Rachel Carter

US News By Yaron Steinbuch Published April 2, 2024, 11:09 a.m. ET ” player=”SPdDOYds” platform=”jw-player” playlist=”Toq2ZZoq” playlisttype=”recommendations” /] A Michigan grandmother has ...

Scientists Are Unlocking the Secrets of Your ‘Little Brain’

Health
Rachel Carter

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In recent decades, neuroscience has seen some stunning advances, and yet a ...

How the brain chooses which memories are important enough to save and which to let fade

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

Memory can be mysterious. Certain life events remain clear in our minds no matter how long ago they occurred, while episodes from ...

Doctor thought woman’s pain was migraines but it was brain tumor

Health
Rachel Carter

Health By Tracy Swartz Published March 27, 2024, 7:12 p.m. ET A UK millennial mom of three says her “out-of-body experiences” turned ...

Sex therapist reveals 6 signs that you’re bad in bed

Health
Rachel Carter

Sex & Relationships By Tracy Swartz Published March 24, 2024, 5:43 p.m. ET Sex and relationship psychotherapist Miranda Christophers is sharing the ...

First human with Neuralink brain chip demonstrates moving cursor with his thoughts

Technology
Michael Johnson

US News By Allie Griffin Published March 20, 2024, 10:50 p.m. ET The first human to have a Neuralink computer chip surgically ...

Tapeworm in man’s brain caused by eating undercooked bacon

Health
Rachel Carter

Health By Alex Mitchell Published March 8, 2024, 6:20 p.m. ET He needed a hambulance. A 52-year-old Florida man thought to be ...