Call for "neuroethics" as brain science races ahead
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Neuroscientists are making such rapid progress in unlocking the brain's secrets that some are urging colleagues to debate the ethics of their work before it can be misused by governments, lawyers or advertisers.
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Functional MRI is helping researchers reveal how the human brain operates and the ways in which it affects emotion and reason. By Rowan Hooper.
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Neuroscientists use coral and jellyfish DNA to create colorful arrays of neuronal connections in mouse brains.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.  -- Harvard University scientists have asked the university's ethical review board for permission to produce cloned human embryos for disease research, potentially becoming the first researchers in the nation to wade into a divisive area of study that has become a presidential campaign issue...
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New research may advance a longstanding debate about whether the brain can block access to painful memories, like betrayals and childhood sexual abuse, and suddenly release them later on.
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A new study questions the idea that the female brain evolved to be talkative and the male brain evolved to be reticent.
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Paul Allen's project to map a mouse's brain is complete, but it's only the beginning of what neuroscientists see as the future of brain science
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Applying some of the same brain-scan technology used to understand Alzheimer's and autism, scientists are trying to learn what makes a Republican's mind different from a Democrat's.
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A popular purveyor of atheism comes out with a neurological study that shows little difference between the way our brains process religious and "objective" beliefs
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A breakthrough in computer-assisted mind reading brings us closer to predicting criminality. Should the justice system adapt? Commentary by Jennifer Granick.
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Neurologists urge caution upon reports of a successful therapy.
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Well, in a manner of speaking, yes. Researchers use a brain scan that lets them identify your intentions before you actually do anything. By the Associated Press.
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Researchers have come up with a potentially new way to diagnose -- and treat -- the progressive brain disorder
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Despite the great progress being made in neuroscience, we still donât have a clear picture of the brain mechanisms underlying most mental illnesses.
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It's a tiny vacuum cleaner for the brain: A new treatment for stroke victims promises to suction out clogged arteries in hopes of stopping the brain attack before it does permanent harm
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Dec. 6, 2004 -- A mind-operated computer may one day help people with spinal cord injuries communicate. It may sound like science fiction, but such a device already exists.
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[Health India]: Washington, Nov 21: A new research conducted by researchers at The Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) suggest that there are clear differences in brain function between healthy people who carry a genetic risk factor for Alzheimer&#39;s