neuroscience

These Rats Learned to Drive—and They Love It

These Rats Learned to Drive—and They Love It

Albert Wagner

THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. We crafted our first rodent car from a ...

Patients Are Turning to Vibrators to Relieve Their Migraines

Patients Are Turning to Vibrators to Relieve Their Migraines

Albert Wagner

My friend Jack suffers from the most terrible migraines. But he has an unusual solution. When his migraine starts, he ...

Strange Visual Auras Could Hold the Key to Better Migraine Treatments

Strange Visual Auras Could Hold the Key to Better Migraine Treatments

Albert Wagner

Exactly why CSD starts, nobody knows. Similarly, plenty of mysteries remain about what activates the pain of migraines. Past studies ...

New privacy battle is underway as tech gadgets capture our brain waves

New privacy battle is underway as tech gadgets capture our brain waves

John Ray

Nomadsoul1 | Istock | Getty Images The question “What is a thought?” is no longer strictly a philosophical one. Like ...

How the Brain Decides What to Remember

How the Brain Decides What to Remember

Albert Wagner

“There has to be some kind of triage to remember what is relevant and forget the rest,” Zugaro said. “Understanding ...

Elon Musk’s Neuralink Had a Brain Implant Setback. It May Come Down to Design

Elon Musk’s Neuralink Had a Brain Implant Setback. It May Come Down to Design

Albert Wagner

Rather than building a device from the ground up, Synchron and Paradromics have taken inspiration from previous medical devices. Paradromics’ ...