Researchers have found evidence of microplastics in the olfactory bulbs of the human brain for the first time, after ...

Small plastic particles are everywhere: in the soil where our food is grown, in the water we drink and in the air we breathe.

Their findings illustrate that even small groups of neurons in the brain can have an ... Already 30 Minutes of Exercise Increases the Proportion of Tumor-Killing White Blood Cells in Blood July 3 ...

However, the new study suggests that there's "a potential pathway for the translocation of microplastics to the brain" via ...

The differences are small. Is it worth it? Your brain finds this decision harder, and will need more time to make it. This “chronometric effect” has been demonstrated in decision-making.

Some people refer to the combination of these symptoms as brain fog. Brain fog isn’t a formal diagnosis. The term may be used to indicate gradual or sudden challenges in your: ability to think ...

A virtual version of a fruit fly’s visual system could help scientists understand how brain networks process information. The ...

Companies like Elon Musk's Neuralink and BrainGate2 aren't just helping people with ALS or brain injuries to communicate — ...

Brain zaps are sensory disturbances that can feel like electrical shock sensations in the brain. A person may also notice a brief buzzing sound and feel faint or black out momentarily. Researchers ...

While this strategy works well for small vocabularies, as demonstrated in a 2021 study with a 50-word vocabulary, it becomes impractical for larger ones. Imagine asking the brain-computer ...

How air pollutants affect myelin is not fully understood, but could be linked to the entrance of small particles directly to the brain or to inflammatory mediators produced by the body when the ...

By Dana G. Smith Illustrations by Ana Galvañ What can I do to take good care of my brain and lower my risk for a neurological disease? That’s the No. 1 question neurologist Dr. Jonathan Rosand ...