Study: Surge of activity linked to consciousness in dying brain

Near-death experience accounts that include stories of white light, visitation from deceased loved ones, hearing...

Brain activity decoder may reveal stories in people's minds

A semantic decoder, a novel artificial intelligence system, can convert a person's brain activity while listening to...

Structured exploration enables brains to learn more quickly

Neuroscientists have discovered how exploratory behaviour helps animals learn their spatial surroundings more...

Anatomical changes in brains after patients sight is restored

Neuroscientists for many decades assumed that the brain could learn to make sense of visual input during a critical...

How common treatment for brain injury not effective for infants

According to a new study, therapeutic hypothermia, the sole evidence-based treatment for neonates born with neonatal...

Dogs brain-wave readings during sleep linked cognitive decline

Dogs with dementia experience the same sleep interruptions as people with dementia. North Carolina State University...

Researchers find impact of environment on neurocognitive outcomes

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital researched the effect of their environment to acquire a better...

Study investigates importance of sleep disturbance in dogs

Dogs with dementia have the same sleep disturbances as individuals with dementia. Researchers from North Carolina...

Walking leashed dog connection with traumatic brain injury

The findings of Johns Hopkins University researchers, traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) were the second most common...

Musical ability makes adults better listeners

The global population is ageing at an unprecedented rate. Ageing can produce a variety of cognitive impairments,...

How brain cells are starved of energy in autophagy dysfunction

According to new research, neurodegeneration in brain cells may occur when the normal cellular cleansing mechanism...

Creation of neuro-type medications for neurological illness

Researchers at Cedars-Sinai have created computer-generated models to bridge the gap between "test tube" data about...