You eat an olive and patiently listen to your date tell you about his job at a bank. Your brain is processing this scene, in part, by breaking it down into concepts. Bar. Date. Martini. Olive. Bank.

The brain interprets these sensory cues to understand what’s going on outside and inside the body. This allows a person to use their body to interact with their surrounding environment and ...

When a child develops a brain tumor, early diagnosis is essential. Alan Cohen, M.D., director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, shares the most common signs and symptoms ...

Days before Donald Trump takes the Oath of Office, Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts have dropped a fiery new song, “Big Change.” “Big change is comin,'” Young sings. “You know what you ...

Police suspect that a hitman linked to the powerful Sinaloa drugs cartel in Mexico is behind the brutal killing of 22-year-old influencer 'El Pinky', whose real name is Agustín Paul. Footage ...

Psychological profiles associated with mental, cognitive and brain health in middle-aged and older adults. Nature Mental Health , 2025; 3 (1): 92 DOI: 10.1038/s44220-024-00361-8 Cite This Page : ...

A brain structure called the amygdala, and its connections with another region, the prefrontal cortex, shape people’s experiences and social interactions. The discovery of a key molecular ...

By embedding threads containing electrodes within the human brain, the company’s device allows paralyzed patients to engage with digital devices through their thoughts. Arbaugh, for example ...

“Even low-level exposure that people think is safe enough for public health is doing something at the brain level,” says Megan Herting, a neuroscientist at the University of Southern ...

Your brain has a lot of work to do, constantly balancing tasks while conserving energy. If you understand how the human brain decides what to pay attention to—and what to ignore—your public ...

Share on Pinterest How might sleeping aids affect brain health? A mouse study aims to shed some light on this matter. Image credit: robert reader/Getty Images. As many as 70 million people have ...