16 March 2022
Most studies that have used MRI machines to find links between the brain’s structure or function and complex mental traits had an average of 23 participants, but thousands are needed to find reliable results
4 November 2021
Our sleep cycles are thought to be regulated partly by the suprachiasmatic nucleus, a 2mm-wide structure in the brain that has now been imaged for the first time with a brain scanner
3 November 2021
Technological advances mean that we can finally tackle an age-old question: what's going on in the minds of children?
15 October 2021
Everyone has a unique pattern of brain activity and it can be spotted after just 100 seconds inside a brain scanner
21 July 2021
Brain scans show that a virtual ride on a roller coaster sets off altered brain cell activity related to dizziness and motion sickness in people who experience migraines
23 September 2020
David Eagleman's book Livewired explores neuroplasticity, the brain's superpower, which lets it reshape after extreme surgery and adapt to losing a sense
10 June 2020
Most psychiatric drugs were developed before brain scans existed. Now neuroscientist Mitul Mehta is using scans of people under the influence of drugs or hypnosis to help develop better treatments
