An operating theater isn't somewhere you'd normally expect to see someone belt out a saxophone solo lying on the table with their brain exposed. But that's exactly what musician Dan Fabbio did, as surgeons removed a tumor from his brain without disrupting his professional skills.
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In the past, “mind reading” systems have been able to guess a number, but deeper thoughts have been beyond the technology’s reach. Now, a team from Carnegie Mellon University has developed a way to accurately read more complex concepts from a brain scan, and even piece together entire sentences.
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A criminal who knew what they were doing was wrong faces harsher penalties than someone who was acting recklessly, but it's hard to know where that line is. In a move that could help clear things up, neuroscientists have found that brain imaging techniques can tell the difference.
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A team of researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine has identified key areas of the human brain that, under stimulation, could make a person more susceptible to hypnosis.
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Previous studies of the effects of aging on the brain suggested that neuronal activity reduces as people get older, but new research indicates that the difference may actually be vascular. In other words, brain function changes little, but blood vessels in the brain change a lot.
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Stories, whether fact or fiction, are at the heart of human culture. A strong narrative can resonate with your personality and experiences, and help set a framework for your future. "That book changed my life" is a cherished maxim. So can a book change your brain too?
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Berkeley researchers created a map that shows how visual information about objects and actions are represented across human visual cortex.
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Researchers have used fMRI technology to let those who are completely unable to speak or move at all to carry out full, unscripted back-and-forth conversations.
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Researchers have used functional magnetic resonance imaging technology to help test subjects improve at visual tasks.
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Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found that intense feelings of love are as effective at relieving pain as painkillers or even illicit drugs.
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