Increasing activity in a deep-brain region can boost the immune system’s response to vaccines—and people can be trained to do ...

A giggling toddler in a pink dress and matching headphones lies down on her back in front of a gigantic whirling machine. A pillowy headrest cushions her head. She seems unfazed as she’s slowly ...

Researchers found an association between increased activity in a reward region of the brain—primarily stimulated by hopeful thinking—and heightened levels of protective antibodies after receiving a va ...

Recruitment momentum for EMVision’s pivotal clinical trial for the emu point-of-care brain scanner is building, with seven ...

A new study has shown how aspects of brain function change with age, revealing that excitatory processes in the brain decrease, while inhibitory processes increase as children get older. The findings ...

As I fix my gaze on a white cross positioned before me, I quickly realise the most challenging aspect of having my brain activity monitored is the struggle to stay awake. For 10 minutes, I must remain ...

Functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI, has transformed our view of the brain, allowing researchers to pinpoint areas associated with everything from depression and dementia to playing chess ...

To understand how the brain works, researchers typically present study subjects in a brain scanner with simple stimuli, like a number against a black background, to see which regions of the brain ...

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