‘I will feel actual rage.’ Unusual responses to kind touches could help explain autism traits
Touch that conveys social and emotional information may reveal how autism begins
Brain & Behavior
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Artificial intelligence created these bizarre faces—and monkey neurons love them
Artificial intelligence study probes what neurons in the visual cortex “want” to see -
Can manipulating a ‘social’ hormone’s activity treat autism?
Vasopressin nasal spray improved symptoms, but so did blocking the molecule’s effects -
Slender, neuron-size probes aim for better recordings of brain’s electrical chatter
New electrode designs aim for seamless integration in brain tissue -
Cheap, portable scanners could transform brain imaging. But how will scientists deliver the data?
Q&A with neuroethicist Francis Shen and MRI developer Michael Garwood -
This physicist is trying to make sense of the brain’s tangled networks
Brought up to think she couldn’t go to college, Danielle Bassett now believes she can capture the brain’s dynamics in a set of equations to optimize learning or treat diseases -
Research on communication with completely paralyzed patients prompts misconduct investigation
Critic raises questions about statistical methods used to evaluate brain responses of people in completely locked-in states -
Zapping elderly brains with electricity improves short-term memory—for almost an hour
Study suggests out-of-sync brain waves help drive cognitive aging -
New neurons for life? Old people can still make fresh brain cells, study finds
A new salvo in the debate over whether humans still make new brain cells as we get older -
New effort aims to study brain diseases in African-Americans
Center will probe links between genetics and neuropsychiatric illnesses to help personalized medicine reach this population -
Another major drug candidate targeting the brain plaques of Alzheimer’s disease has failed. What’s left?
Hope remains for ongoing trials that target amyloid protein clumps, but some studies aim to stave off symptoms, not treat them -
Philosophers and neuroscientists join forces to see whether science can solve the mystery of free will
Newly funded 4-year program aims to better define research questions about free will and bring more rigor to its study -
Humans—like other animals—may sense Earth’s magnetic field
But does this subconscious sense help us find our way? -
Nanoparticles give mice night vision
Injected into the retina, particles allow rodents to see infrared light -
Microscope captures intricate images of glowing brains at record speed
New technique sweeps sheets of light through enlarged brain tissue for a detailed view -
To halt brain diseases, drugs take aim at protein traffic jams that kill neurons
Compound that normalizes flow of proteins in cells will now be tested in a clinical trial for ALS
