Subscribe now

brain

Playing smartphone games could help researchers understand the brain

Mind

Playing smartphone games could help researchers understand the brain

You can help researchers studying the brain and mental health conditions by playing games on the Brain Explorer app, finds Layal Liverpool

Regulars

Digital brain

Technology

Video game graphics cards can simulate monkey brains on the cheap

News

You are not one person: Why your sense of self must be an illusion

Humans

You are not one person: Why your sense of self must be an illusion

Features

Think your sense of self is located in your brain? Think again

Humans

Think your sense of self is located in your brain? Think again

Features

woman texting

Mind

People easily distracted by their phones perform worse on memory tests

News

How a 6-year-old had half his brain removed and recovered in 3 months

Health

How a 6-year-old had half his brain removed and recovered in 3 months

Culture

Sleeping baby

Health

The purpose of sleep appears to change when we are toddlers

News

Clocks forming a brain

Humans

Our sense of time may be warped because parts of our brain get tired

News

Nature_versus_nature

Definition

Nature versus nurture

Woman touching bridge of nose (Stress)

Definition

Stress

Stress is a chemical reaction that starts deep in the brain, as a normal physiological response to life’s challenges.

Health

Alzheimer’s disease may start in the gut and spread to the brain

News

Definition

Motion sickness

Health

A sugary diet changes gut bacteria and worsens brain function in rats

News

Mind

Consciousness isn't just the brain: The body shapes your sense of self

Features

Piano Exit Overlay Banner Mobile Piano Exit Overlay Banner Desktop