Human Brain

Dye turns mouse skin invisible, allows researchers to see inside

Dye turns mouse skin invisible, allows researchers to see inside

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – Hello Health Rounds Readers! Sometimes science is just so cool. Today we feature a study that makes ...

Our Bigger Brains Came With a Downside: Faster Aging

Our Bigger Brains Came With a Downside: Faster Aging

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

The human brain, more than any other attribute, sets our species apart. Over the past 7 million years or so, it has ...

Microplastics Invade Human Brains, Researchers Call For Global Emergency

Microplastics Invade Human Brains, Researchers Call For Global Emergency

Health
Rachel Carter

Brain samples contained an average of 0.5% plastic by weight. Global human usage of plastic has resulted in serious environmental contamination, including ...

AIs encode language like brains do − opening a window on human conversations

AIs encode language like brains do − opening a window on human conversations

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

Language enables people to transmit thoughts to each other because each person’s brain responds similarly to the meaning of words. In our ...

From diagnosing brain disorders to cognitive enhancement, 100 years of EEG have transformed neuroscience

From diagnosing brain disorders to cognitive enhancement, 100 years of EEG have transformed neuroscience

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

Electroencephalography, or EEG, was invented 100 years ago. In the years since the invention of this device to monitor brain electricity, it ...

Bilingual AI brain implant helps stroke survivor communicate in Spanish and English

Bilingual AI brain implant helps stroke survivor communicate in Spanish and English

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco have developed a bilingual brain implant that uses artificial intelligence to help a stroke ...

Google and Harvard unveil most detailed ever map of human brain

Google and Harvard unveil most detailed ever map of human brain

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Ten years ago, ...

Implant by Elon Musk’s Neuralink suffers setback after threads retract from patient’s brain

Implant by Elon Musk’s Neuralink suffers setback after threads retract from patient’s brain

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

Elon Musk’s brain technology startup Neuralink said Wednesday that an issue cropped up with the company’s first human brain implant weeks after ...

Human brains and fruit fly brains are built similarly – visualizing how helps researchers better understand how both work

Human brains and fruit fly brains are built similarly – visualizing how helps researchers better understand how both work

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

The human brain contains approximately 87 billion neurons. On average, each of these cells make thousands of different connections to facilitate communication ...

The Apple Vision Pro Is One Giant Experiment on the Human Brain

The Apple Vision Pro Is One Giant Experiment on the Human Brain

Technology
Michael Johnson

The reviews are in, and the tech press is lauding the Apple Vision Pro headset for delivering on the company’s promises. It’s ...