Although the brain is our most complex organ, the ways to treat it have historically been rather simple. Typically, surgeons lesioned (damaged) a structure or a pathway in the hope that this would ...

Boosting a person's smarts through drugs or electrical or magnetic stimulation of the brain is becoming an increasingly widespread practice. Now, bioethicists are weighing in, saying that while such ...

Humans have long been searching for a “magic elixir” to make us smarter and improve our focus and memory. This includes traditional Chinese medicine used thousands of years ago to improve cognitive ...

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains one of the most pressing public health challenges, leaving millions with lasting disabilities each year. When the brain suffers a sudden impact, from a fall, ...

In her new book, The 21st Century Brain, scientist Hannah Critchlow explores the overlooked skills that will be necessary to ...