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Harvard psychology chair launches ‘Outsmarting Human Minds’
When it comes to some of the most important decisions we make — how much to bid for a house, the right person to hire, or how to plan for the future — there is strong scientific evidence that our...
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How the brain develops
The developmental period from childhood to young adulthood is marked by profound physical, social, and emotional changes. But exactly how those changes are reflected in the brain remains something of a...
View ArticleSpotting speedy brain activity
Researchers have long understood that functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a powerful tool for understanding both brain structure and activity, but new research suggests it is a good deal...
View ArticleNew vistas opening for brain disorder research
In a culture flask, 45 lentil-sized globs of neurons swirl in a gentle eddy of liquid medium. These lumpy, 3-D networks of human nerve cells, called brain organoids, have generated more diverse and...
View ArticleHarvard professor talks brain engineering at Ed Portal
The brain and how it learns may be among the most complicated puzzles in the quickly advancing field of neuroscience. But Harvard is trying to unravel its mystery. The Ariadne Project, led by David...
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Hand-tool connection is innate despite lack of limbs
Scientists have long known that the brain’s visual system shows considerable organization. Tests have repeatedly found that different parts of the brain are activated when people see different objects....
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Whole brain insights in Harvard findings
Scientists appear closer than ever to unlocking the black box that is the brain, and they’re doing it with the help of a fish less than half an inch long. Led by Jeff Lichtman, the Jeremy R. Knowles...
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Using fMRI, EEG to search for consciousness in ICU patients
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and electroencephalography (EEG) may be able to identify ICU patients with severe traumatic brain injuries who have a level of consciousness not revealed...
View ArticleBrain flexibility changes the way we remember and learn
The human brain has a region of cells responsible for linking sensory cues to actions and behaviors and cataloging the link as a memory. Cells that form these links have been deemed highly stable and...
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Harvard psychology chair launches ‘Outsmarting Human Minds’
When it comes to some of the most important decisions we make — how much to bid for a house, the right person to hire, or how to plan for the future — there is strong scientific evidence that our...
View ArticleHarvard researchers among those receiving more than $150M from NIH BRAIN...
Harvard scientists are among dozens of researchers who will receive more than $150 million in funding over the next five years through the National Institute of Health’s Brain Research through...
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A volume control for the brain
With so many sights, sounds, smells, and other stimuli, the brain is flooded by the moment. How can it sort through the flood of information to decide what is important and what can be relegated to the...
View ArticleNew study clarifies gut-brain connection and MS progression
A new study sheds light on the connection between the gut and the brain by defining pathways that may help guide therapies for multiple sclerosis (MS) and other neurologic diseases. The study,...
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Study explores how the brain processes heat information and influences behavior
Do you pause what you’re doing to put on a sweater because you feel chilly? Do you click the thermostat up a few degrees on a winter day? What about keeping a fan on your desk, or ducking into an...
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Blood vessels do more than carry blood, they also keep your brain healthy
The human brain is the most complex and delicate of all the body’s organs, and the one most in need of protection from toxins and other harmful substances — including those we deliberately ingest. But...
View ArticleOne month of abstinence from cannabis improves memory in adolescents, young...
A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) study finds that one month of abstaining from cannabis use results in measurable improvement in memory functions important for learning among regular cannabis...
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Key region of brain examined through cellular atlas
For decades, scientists have viewed the brain as a veritable black box — and now Catherine Dulac and Xiaowei Zhuang are poised to open it. Dulac, the Higgins Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology...
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Harvard neuroscientist Paola Arlotta sees disease-fighting potential in brain...
Human brain disorders have always presented researchers with a daunting challenge. They’re hard to study in laboratory mice because they affect the very organ that separates us from animals. And...
View ArticleResearchers identify pathway that drives sustained pain following injury
A toddler puts her hand on a hot stove and swiftly withdraws it. Alas, it’s too late — the child’s finger has sustained a minor burn. To soothe the pain, she puts the burned finger in her mouth....
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New technique enables subcellular imaging of brain tissue 1,000X faster than...
In the late 19th century, the Spanish anatomist Santiago Ramón y Cajal laid the foundation for modern neuroscience with a microscope, a pen, and some paper. Applying a cell-staining technique to...
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