Scientists Discovered 1,300 Hidden Parts of Your Brain—And They Could Help Unlock the Mystery of Consciousness

AI was the key that unlocked these brain “neighborhoods.” They could also light the way to curing disorders like Alzheimer’s.
The Conversation

Part of your brain gets bigger as you get older – here is what that means for you

Esther Kuehn works for the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research and the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) Tübingen. She receives funding from the European Research Council ...
The Conversation

Major theories of consciousness may have been focusing on the wrong part of the brain

Peter Coppola does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

4 American Sisters Diagnosed With the Same Rare Brain Disorder That Causes Paralysis; All About Chiari Malformation

In a rare medical occurrence, four American sisters have all been diagnosed with Chiari malformation. In this brain disorder, brain tissue extends into the spinal canal, potentially leading to ...
Nature

The brain’s map of the body is surprisingly stable — even after a limb is lost

A brain-imaging study of people with amputated arms has upended a long-standing belief: that the brain’s map of the body reorganizes itself to compensate for missing body parts. Previous research 1 ...