#Brains

A viral infection from millions of years ago may have influenced chimp brain evolution through DNA leftovers in the genome.

With SpikerBot robot from Backyard Brains, kids can design lifelike behaviors and learn neuroscience, no lines of code needed.

A "foundational" study found that the brains of children with ADHD matured later, but that finding was likely a mirage tied to issues with how the children were followed over time.

From Nypost RSS Feed: What is oxygen toxicity? The scuba diving risk that may have caused 5 tourists deaths in the Maldives

Beijing once again gets the full Grandpa Pudding Brains experience! There's diplomacy, and then there's whatever it's called when The Orange Menace visits China and attempts cultural flattery by inventing…

The “Game of Thrones” alum told “How to Fail” podcast listeners Wednesday that she “shut down emotionally” amid her near-fatal health battle.

It would appear that convicted felon and credibly accused of assault by more than two dozen women, Donald Trump, is having a bad day. Not only does he slip up…

From Nypost RSS Feed: The common foods that are messing with your ability to focus — even if the rest of your diet is healthy

Convicted felon, real estate fraud and pedophile protector Donald Trump has never met a boast too weird, but his latest anecdote wanders straight out of medieval plague folklore. The US…

A new study may have found the culprit behind microplastic accumulation in our brains, and it’s much more common than we may realize.

Summer is right around the corner — and if that alone isn’t enough to get you back in the gym, this just might.

Human brains have been shrinking since prehistoric times, some studies suggest. Whether this is true and why it has happened are debated.

A team of researchers from the University of Ibadan in Nigeria analyzed sleep-centric medical studies published over the last quarter century to better understand how a lack of sleep affects the br…

Optimistic people don’t just “feel happier,” they literally process information differently, at a perceptual level. Three experts explain.

Spring in NYC is famously fickle — we have to prepare for everything from slushy snow and gloomy rain to gusty wind and even “pollen tsunamis.”

Real, stable genius Donald Trump is again touting his cognitive test results, this time describing a question involving a lion, a bear, an alligator, and a squirrel. The problem is…

From Nypost RSS Feed: The surprising drug that may soon be used to treat panic disorder — and works like a heavy-duty benzo

The secret behind insects' lightning-fast reactions could offer a blueprint for more energy-efficient robots and self-driving cars, according to a new study challenging our understanding of how brains process information.…

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Memory decline doesn’t suddenly begin in old age, it unfolds gradually over decades. The good news: this common, daily habit can chemically and structurally shift the trajectory. 3 experts explain