A study of long-distance runners shows the brain’s remarkable ability to adapt—by burning its own fat. A marathon taxes more than just muscles—it pushes the brain to its metabolic limits.

For example, the dysfunction of Lis1, a partner protein to the motor protein dynein, can lead to the rare fatal birth defect lissencephaly, or "smooth brain ... short movies of Lis1 "turning ...

the big-budgets epics, the resourceful indies, and the pure comfort food on the way this summer. We’re feeling optimistic — about the movies to come, if not about much of anything else.

But, it turns out that quiet isn’t passive at all. In fact, after just three days of intentional silence, the brain begins to physically and functionally rewire itself. A growing body of ...

No, not Thor. Meet Igor. Baylor’s Igor Olaru has rewritten the school record books in the hammer throw in his debut season for the Bears. The freshman from Moldova broke the program record with ...

An Ohio music conductor is using deep brain stimulation to combat his Parkinson’s disease. Rand Laycock, 70, the director and conductor of a symphony orchestra, was diagnosed just before his ...

LMU neuroscientists have shown that the brain processes natural visual stimuli with dedicated oscillatory bursts emerging in the visual neocortex. When we see the dynamic world in which we move ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday cleared a core component of a brain implant made by Precision Neuroscience, a company created by a cofounder of Elon Musk’s Neuralink that claims its ...

Using a speck of mouse brain matter the size of a grain of sand ... run on a treadmill and watch 10-second scenes from various movies, including “The Matrix” and “Mad Max: Fury Road.” ...

Put your film knowledge to the test with these clever brain teasers! From iconic quotes to plot twists and hidden details, only the sharpest minds will solve them all. If you love movies ...

Tennessee Volunteers forward Igor Milicic Jr. (7) drives past Kentucky Wildcats forward Andrew Carr (7) Friday, March 28, 2025, during the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 game at Lucas Oil Stadium in ...

Five nurses have been diagnosed with brain tumors, and still others have health concerns, but the hospital says tests showed "there is not an environmental risk" to staff or patients Cara Lynn ...