Through studies on rats, a team of researchers at Penn State has pinpointed the exact moment of loss of consciousness due to anesthesia, mapping what happens in different brain regions during that ...

Now, envision our brain as an intricate spaceship, and the researchers in the COST Action The neural architecture of consciousness (NeuralArchCon) as brilliant engineers determined to crack its ...

Jan. 3, 2025 — Interactions with friends and family may keep us healthy because they boost our immune system and reduce our risk of diseases such as heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes ...

Glucose, a form of sugar, is the primary source of energy for every cell in the body. Because the brain is so rich in nerve cells, or neurons, it is the most energy-demanding organ, using one-half of ...

The organoid's response to ... Nov. 12, 2024 — Glioblastoma is the most common kind of malignant brain tumor in adults. So far, no treatment has been able to make this aggressive tumor ...

The brain is sometimes called the most complex machine in the known universe. But the thoughts that it outputs putter along at a trifling 10 bits per second, the pace of a conversation ...

Sharon football player Rohan Shukla has transitioned from Mass General Hospital to rehab after a 35-day stay with a traumatic brain injury ... stages of regaining consciousness, it’s a ...

Brain exercises may help boost and maintain brain function. Memory games, learning new skills, crosswords, and even video games may help. Certain activities may help boost brain function and ...

Infectious or chronic diseases such as long COVID, Alzheimer’s disease and traumatic brain injury can cause inflammation in the brain, or neuroinflammation, that weakens muscles. While ...

Bleeding in the brain, also called a brain hemorrhage, is a medical emergency caused by the rupture of an artery or vein due to abnormal pressure, trauma, and defect in the blood vessel. A brain bleed ...