While genetics play a role in certain forms of dementia, research suggests that nearly half of Alzheimer's cases could be ...

This important study partially fills the gap in the knowledge of olfaction at the level of the Anterior Olfactory Nucleus (AON) and Piriform Cortex with functional magnetic resonance imaging, ...

Neuroscientists have discovered brain cells that form multiple coordinate systems to tell us 'where we are' in a sequence of behaviors. These cells can play out different sequences of actions, just ...

Brain imaging refers to the usually non-invasive or minimally invasive techniques that enable imaging the structure or function of the brain. Brain imaging techniques take advantage of X-rays ...

It travels from the cochlea in the inner ear to the brainstem as part of the eighth cranial ... carried by the cochlear nerve trunk to the brainstem and eventually to the brain, for interpretation.

You no longer need bulky over-ear headphones to escape into your music or podcasts. Today’s best true wireless earbuds deliver powerful noise cancellation in a sleek, compact design. And when ...

Not a major upgrade from the previous model. On the pricier side for its class. Ultimate Ears has been steadily expanding its Bluetooth speaker lineup over the past few years, but the fixtures ...

In the first round, with my naked ears, Lou totally annihilated Brian. For the next round, I stuffed the AirPods into my ears set to what Apple calls Transparency Mode. The point of Transparency ...

“It took an eternity until mathematicians finally invented zero as a number.” Perhaps that’s no surprise given that the concept can be difficult for the brain to grasp. It takes children longer to ...

Hold the morning coffee and meditation: for about 75 days over the span of a year, neuroscientist Carina Heller’s morning ritual included climbing into her university’s brain scanner at 7:30 a ...

According to a survey published in March, 87% of Americans are concerned about age-related memory loss and a decline in brain function as they grow older, yet only 32% believe they can take action ...

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