Researchers have discovered a protein that is the missing link in the complicated chain of events that lead to Alzheimer's disease. They also found that blocking the protein with an existing drug can…

A stressful pregnancy might be the last thing a future mother needs, but it is to her unborn baby that this stress spells real trouble. All because stress hormones (called glucocorticoids or GCs) can…

Okay Daredevil, this will take some time and some work, but so does playing a guitar - a group of biologists have determined that humans can learn to echolocate the way bats do. It's well known that…

A group of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) neurons, the neurotransmitters which inhibit other cells, shown to contribute to symptoms like social withdrawal and increased anxiety, may lead to  a…

Organoids, those laboratory-created tissue structures designed to mimic human organ functions, are now getting into your head. Last year, researchers created kidney organoids from embryonic kidney…

High-functioning autistic children appear able to outgrow a critical social communication disability. Younger children with autism have trouble integrating the auditory and visual cues associated…

A new case study outlines the instance of a 60-year-old woman who suddenly began hearing music, as if a radio were playing at the back of her head. She couldn't identify the music but when she hummed…

There is no evidence that impaired blood flow or blockage in the veins of the neck or head is involved in multiple sclerosis, according to a new paper in an open access journal. The finding…

Difficulty in registering and responding to facial expressions is a characteristic of autism and somr functional imaging studies claim that individuals with autism, and its very wide modern spectrum…

The nature of hypnotically suggested changes in perception has been controversial throughout the history of hypnosis.  The major current hypotheses of hypnosis hold that we always actively use…