Shown are MRI scans of a Huntington’s disease (HD) sufferer’s brain (left) and a normal brain (right). In the HD brain, many brain cells have died and fluid (black areas) has filled in those ...

Because of this, healthcare providers have increasingly turned to brain scans for select patients in recent years. But when should women consider getting one, and what specific conditions can it ...

This ability is entirely futuristic, of course. But the groundwork is being laid now. Various groups have demonstrated the ability to decode certain kinds of thoughts, particularly what people are ...

Why can't we remember when we were babies? Scientists who scanned infants' brains found that they do make memories. The ...

A study using brain scans found that pain perception decreased when participants were shown a certain kind of video. Participants reported reduced pain levels while viewing them, which was backed ...