A headset recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration uses a weak electric current to shock the brain. Some researchers hope it could challenge the current pill-centric paradigm. By Rachel E ...

Is consciousness something the brain produces, or is it woven into the fabric of reality itself? Renowned neuroscientist Christof Koch is challenging long-held scientific assumptions by confronting ...

Scientists have identified two specific types of brain cells that behave differently in people with depression, offering a clearer picture of what is happening inside the brain. By analyzing donated ...

While many brain-computer interface companies are focused on helping paralyzed people communicate, Motif Neurotech is targeting mental health disorders. The company’s device is implanted in the skull ...

As we age, the brain undergoes various changes. Neurons function less efficiently, and key regulatory systems within the cells become unbalanced. Protein quality control, which ensures that proteins ...

Engineers have printed tiny, artificial neurons that can "talk" to mouse brain cells, and the development could pave the way to innovations in computing and medicine. The work, published April 15 in ...

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For Members Only, Northwestern’s Black student alliance, hosted the fourth annual Intercollegiate Black Cookout, welcoming five Chicago-area universities to the Lakefill Saturday. Students from DePaul ...

If you’ve seen the meme of white smoke rising from the Apple Park HQ, you know that Apple has selected a new CEO. I’d like to take seven minutes of your time to talk about why. What took Tim Cook out?

Summer is finally in sight, and we can't wait. These summer side dishes showcase farm-fresh tomatoes, squash, zucchini, corn, peaches, and more of your favorite fruits and veggies. Whether you need a ...

ST. LOUIS – A jury deemed a St. Louis man not guilty Wednesday for a fatal shooting last year in north St. Louis. Turley Smith, 32, was found not guilty for the murder of Percy Bowman, 44, after a ...

For more than a century, neuroscience has treated consciousness as something the brain manufactures, like a factory turning neurons into thoughts. A growing cluster of theories now flips that script, ...