Browsing: Brain

People who speak multiple languages are less likely to experience accelerated brain ageing.Credit: Prostock-Studio/GettySpeaking multiple languages could slow down brain ageing and help to prevent cognitive…

Brain specimensHemispheres from five individuals (including half of the cerebrum, cerebellum and brainstem), were used in this study, following informed consent to use the tissue for…

November 6, 20253 min readAI Decodes Visual Brain Activity—and Writes Captions for ItA non-invasive imaging technique can translate scenes in your head into sentences. It could…

The COVID Pandemic May Have Aged Your Brain—Even If You Never Got SickImmunologist Zachary Rubin explains how, according to a recent study, living through a pandemic…

Developing human brain tissue containing rosette structures (pink and blue) surrounded by neurons (green).Credit: Nano et al./Nature Neurosci.; Jose Soto/Bhaduri Lab/UCLAScientists have created the most detailed…

AnimalsThis study followed some applicable aspects of the PREPARE89 planning guidelines checklist, such as the formulation of the in vivo study, dialogue between scientists and the…

Llama 3 is a large language model owned by tech firm Meta.Credit: MauriceNorbert/AlamyArtificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are worse at retrieving accurate information and reasoning when trained…

Elusive Cures Nicole C. Rust Princeton Univ. Press (2025)Over the past few decades, brain research has produced effective treatments for pain, insomnia, postpartum depression, paralysis and…

Surgically severing part of the brain can send the area into a deep sleep.Credit: Peter Cade/GettySlow, sleep-like brain waves persist in part of the brain that…

October 20, 20254 min readBrains Remember Stories Differently Based on How They Were ToldTelling the same story in different ways can change the brain networks that…