Wednesday, 23 May, 2012

In many ways, science is all about finding the meaning in the mysteries of math.

It’s a wonder of the human brain: When we pay attention to something, it becomes brighter, more distinct, more memorable.

Small doses of alcohol can kill brain cells in young lab animals. In people, they cause fetal alcohol syndrome. Anesthetics can also kill brain cells in animals. What do they do to young humans?

New device translates brain signals into action, bypassing a destroyed spinal cord. Could this type of gadget help overcome paralysis?

Popular music has always been obsessed with dreams. Since dreams turn up in music all the time, it’s only fair that music should sometimes entertain the sleeping brain by intruding into dreams.

With autism rates on the rise, researchers are trying to uncover the biological keys to the disorder.

Brain damage and dementia in Down’s Syndrome resemble damage from Alzheimer’s disease — study could lead to earlier diagnosis for Alzheimer’s.

How does the brain change when we remember or learn? Why babies don’t remember their first year of life? What exactly is a memory?

New hope for stroke victims from radical new therapy. Learning and the adult brain: Does intensive practice really help?