Neuroscience News

Mark Tessier-Lavigne shares a piece that he wrote in tribute to Ben almost a year ago.

By Amy B. Wang

Stopping a plan once it's underway requires a lot of brainpower. Stopping an action required three key brain areas to communicate with eight other areas and all the communication had to occur within about one-tenth of a second.

Strong friendships are a precious resource, but scientists know surprisingly little about them. In particular, it’s difficult to predict what about a person makes it likely that they will attract close friends or be viewed as a close friend by others.

A brain system involved in everything from addiction to autism appears to have evolved differently in people than in great apes, a team reports Thursday in the journal Science.

Ultrasonic energy can be harnessed to alter brain activity and treat disease — but first, scientists need to learn how it works.

What makes humans special? Some credit should go to the opposable thumb and the larynx, says neuroscientist David Eagleman, but a lot of it has to do with our ability to be creative and constantly think up new ideas.

It's taken more than 20 years to get to the bottom of narcolepsy—and there's still no cure.

Part of the High-Risk, High-Reward Research program, the award supports exceptionally creative scientists pursuing new research directions to develop pioneering approaches to major challenges in biomedical and behavioral research.

The secret to overcoming psychological fatigue at work could simply be to stay calm. In fact, there's scientific proof that keeping your composure reaps big benefits in the long run.

Empathy — the ability to tune into and share another person’s emotion from their perspective — plays a crucial role in bringing people together. But this seemly positive emotion can also have a downside, particularly if someone gets so consumed by another

“The A--hole Survival Guide: How to Deal with People who Treat You Like Dirt” offers ways of spotting and coping with the various kinds of jerks we encounter at work.

Combining expertise from 21 labs in Europe and the US, the International Brain Laboratory will attempt to answer one of the greatest mysteries of all time.

Stanford neurosurgeon E.J. Chichilnisky has a bold plan—Create implantable devices to restore vision to a number of people who have gone blind. But to do this, he'll have to revolutionize the way electronic devices interface with the human brain.

Stanford study: Three-quarters of opioid prescriptions written for 10 percent of patients. Research suggests a more targeted approach to reduce use

Chronic pain affects an estimated one in three Americans — more than cancer, heart disease, and diabetes combined. This widespread struggle has led to the wide use of pain medications, and a mounting national crisis of opioid addiction and deaths.