Neuroscience

On World Brain Day, work continues to provide access to life-changing therapies to improve life for those living with brain disorders to reduce disability

A new diamond voltage imaging microscope will give us more insight into the neural micro-circuitry that runs our brains

Using a miniscope to observe the brain in action, researchers find evidence that memory loss in Alzheimer’s may partly be a signalling problem

Brain markers of sensory and motor function reflect disturbances in early development that can increase the risk of later psychosis

New research suggests our brains process different sensory inputs more like a symphony, combining and harmonising information rather than processing separately

Clinical psychologist Dr Nicholas Van Dam explains that despite it being associated with everything from eating to the army, mindfulness isn’t what many of us think it is

A largely unknown region of the brain, the zona incerta, could hold the key to how we control our fears

Coughing is an important human defensive reflex - it keeps our airways clear - but there’s a big difference between a good cough and a bad cough

The first human trial of a tiny device that reads brain signals is successfully allowing patients with paralysis to operate computers and phones with their minds

As parts of the world emerge from lockdown, psychiatrists and neurologists warn that we need to know more about the long-lasting neurological and neuropsychiatric impacts of COVID-19