"I’m just hoping that we can get through Christmas without Amber being readmitted to hospital", she says, referring to her five-year-old daughter. Amber has had to undergo 29 surgeries since birth due ...

The question of whether our behaviours are shaped more by genetics or by our environment has sparked debates for centuries, ...

Some neuroscientists and philosophers too, argue that we have no free will, that the way we 'sin' is defined by the machinery ...

For a very long time, we have been under the impression that memory and learning are solely the brain’s forte. Central to this belief is the fact that our brains, particularly our brain cells, store ...

Jellyfish use a nerve net to respond to stimuli and swim, showcasing simple reflexive behaviors essential for survival. Hydras respond to stimuli with a nerve net, allowing them to contract and ...

At the age of 16, Ally Hensley was puzzled as to why she hadn't started her period yet, but had no other cause for concern. However, after a medical check-up and an unsuccessful attempt at ...

“You would have to be in a coma, for starters, so completely unconscious. You would have to have no brain stem [activity].” Brain-dead people cannot breathe on their own without the support of a ...

Analysis of human brain tissue revealed differences in how immune cells behave in brains with Alzheimer's disease compared to healthy brains, indicating a potential new treatment target. University of ...

Starring Nykiya Adams, Franz Rogowski, Barry Keoghan, Jason Buda, Jasmine Jobson, Frankie Box, James Nelson-Joyce, Jason Williamson, Joanne Matthews Time also flies on the big screen. It seems ...

The birds of today descended from the dinosaurs of yore. Researchers have known relatively little, however, about how the bird's brain took shape over tens of millions of years. "Birds are one of ...