Motor imagery (MI) is the mental process of imagining a specific limb movement, such as raising a hand or walking, without physically performing it. These imagined movements generate distinct patterns ...

A dying star’s final breath creates a haunting, brain-shaped cosmic silhouette.

The brain constantly adjusts how it processes visual signals. This illusion shows what happens when someone stares at a single point for several seconds. Gradually, perception begins to shift in ...

518-million-year-old fossil reveals vertebrates once had four eyes and extra organs that later shaped evolution.

Science Corp., a developer of brain-computer interfaces and other medical equipment, today announced that it has raised $230 million in funding. The capital came from a consortium that included ...

After injury, the visual system can recover by growing new neural connections rather than replacing lost cells. Researchers found that surviving eye cells formed extra branches that restored ...

A new study shows that attention moves in fast repeating cycles in the brain, making us more open to distraction at certain moments.

Paired box 6 (PAX6) is a member of the highly conserved paired box (PAX) transcription factors. Transcription factors regulate the activity of large numbers of genes involved in development. The PAX6 ...

Although Jesse Jackson's cause of death has not been disclosed, the civil rights leader struggled with progressive ...

In the recreation room at Eskaton Village in Carmichael, Bonnie Dale, one of the residents, is trying on a virtual reality (VR) headset. Colorful exercise balls of different sizes line one wall, and ...

The burden of Chlamydia pneumoniae was higher in the retina and brain of people with Alzheimer's disease compared with controls, increasing with APOE4, disease stage, and cognitive deficits. (Nature ...

When you go for a walk, how does your brain know the difference between a parked car and a moving car? This seemingly simple distinction is challenging because eye movements, such as we make when ...