14-08-13 Bioengineers have created three-dimensional brain-like tissue that functions like and has structural features similar to tissue in the rat brain and that can be kept alive in the lab for more than two months. As a first demonstration of its potentia...

14-08-08 At least one part of the human brain may be able to process information the same way in older age as it does in the prime of life, according to new research conducted at the University of Adelaide. A study compared the ability of 60 older and younge...

14-07-30 When you're expecting something -- like the meal you've ordered at a restaurant -- or when something captures your interest, unique electrical rhythms sweep through your brain. These waves are called gamma oscillations（振动） and they reflect a sym...

14-07-22 Scientists have uncovered 80 previously unknown genes which may put people at risk of developing schizophrenia, research in Nature suggests. 《自然》杂志的研究显示，科学家发现了80个以前未知的基因，这些基因有可能使人们患上精神分裂症。 The team says t...

14-07-20 A new research describes how the brains of mice are damaged by exposure to air pollution in early life. 一项新研究表明，老鼠若在幼年期长期接触污染大气，脑部可能会受损。 The brain damage includes the enlargement of a part of the brain that is seen in...

14-07-19 New research from The University of Texas at Dallas demonstrates that drug paraphernalia triggers the reward areas of the brain differently in dependent and non-dependent marijuana users. The study, published July 1 in Drug and Alcohol Dependence, d...

14-07-10 Although feelings are personal and subjective, the human brain turns them into a standard code that objectively represents emotions across different senses, situations and even people, reports a new study by Cornell University neuroscientist Adam An...

14-07-02 Research suggests that people at increased risk for developing addiction share many of the same neurobiological signatures of people who have already developed addiction. This similarity is to be expected, as individuals with family members who have...

14-06-25 These flashes of high intensity that completely turn our lives upside down, actually end up defining who we are. 这些彻底改变我们人生的深刻光景会决定我们是谁。 As you know, your wife's CT scan showed intracranial hemorrhaging. 你也知道，你太太的CT扫...

14-06-20 A controlled study using functional MRI brain imaging reveals a possible biological link between early musical training and improved executive functioning in both children and adults, report researchers at Boston Children's Hospital. The study, appe...