Cannabis, Not Psychedelics, Is the Most Common Microdosing Drug in the U.S.
A research team at the University of California, San Diego, found that cannabis is the most widely microdosed substance in the United States.
Neuroscience
Dreams May Reflect More Than Past Experiences, New Study Finds
A new study shows that our personal traits as well as real-life events and experiences actually shape what we dream about, creating patterns in our subconscious.
New Research Reveals How Dancers’ Brains Align in Real Time During Movement
New research reveals how dancing partners can align their brain activity in real time as they move.
Neuralink Patient Uses Brain Chip to Control Robotic Arm and Pilot Drone
Paralyzed patient Alex Conley uses Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain-computer interface to control a robotic arm and fly a drone with his mind.
Scientists Explore Paranormal Experiences and the Effects of Inaudible “Infrasound”
Experiments with infrasound have revealed a potential connection to paranormal experiences such as haunted houses and buildings
Your Dreams May Shape How You Feel the Next Day More Than You Realize
Recent research indicates that the content of your dreams, including the unsettling moments, may influence your emotional well-being more than previously understood.
Researchers Develop Framework to Explain Chronic Nightmares in Children
Published in Frontiers in Sleep, the research presents the DARC-NESS model, which offers a new approach to understanding why nightmares persist in children and how therapy can be designed to break this cycle.
Korean Researchers Build AI Neckband That Lets You ‘Speak’ Without Sound
A peer-reviewed study from Pohang University of Science and Technology introduces an AI-powered, silent-speech wearable interface.
Five Psychedelics, One Pattern: Largest Brain Imaging Study of Psychedelics To Date Reveals a Surprising Neural Signature
The largest brain imaging analysis of psychedelics to date, recently published in Nature Medicine, has identified two patterns of brain activity that appear across five different drugs.
Lucid Dreaming Could Allow People to Experience Other Genders, or Even Other Life Forms, New Research Suggests
A new peer-reviewed study suggests some lucid dreamers may be able to experience "dream-body transformation" into animals, or even another gender.
Tibetan Buddhism and the Science of Death: New Perspectives on Consciousness and End-of-Life Care
At the 15th 'Behind and Beyond the Brain' Symposium, hosted by the Bial Foundation, experts in the fields of neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy gathered for three days to examine the science of end-of-life experiences.
No Drugs Required: Brain Scans Reveal the People Who Can Enter a Self-Induced Trance
Researchers used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to scan the brain of a woman who can enter a psychedelic-like trance state on her own, without drugs.
New Research Reveals the Superpower Behind How Blind ‘Echolocators’ Navigate Using Sound
New research shows how blind individuals can use mouth-click echolocation to navigate with precision, showing how the brain transforms sound into spatial maps.
Vivid Dreams May Actually Make Your Sleep Feel Deeper, New Study Finds
A new study from the IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca finds that vivid, immersive dreams can actually make sleep feel deeper, even when brain activity is higher.
New Study Links Brain-Wave Patterns During Sleep to Dementia Risk
A new study on sleep patterns has revealed a potential key that helps researchers understand how the brain ages.
Study Suggests the Brain May Briefly “Sleep” During Tasks in Adults With ADHD
New research is shedding light on how sleep-like brain activity may contribute to attention difficulties in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), compared to neurotypical individuals.
As the Brain Stabilizes Dizzying Eye Movements, These Ghostly Images Appear—Now Scientists Know Why
Ghostly afterimages are the result of our brain stabilizing our vision, according to German researchers who investigated the process.
A New Study is Investigating the Link Between Neurodivergence and “Anomalous Communication”
The University of Virginia and its Division of Perceptual Science (DOPS) are conducting research that delves deeper into how our brains process information in relation to anomalous experiences.
Groundbreaking Research May Reveal How Forgotten Memories Can Be “Reactivated” in the Brain
A recent study published in the Journal of Neuroscience found that the brain can reactivate stored memories even without conscious awareness.
New Study Reveals Intelligence Doesn’t Come From One Part of the Brain—It Emerges From the Whole Network
New research suggests Intelligence may emerge from how the brain’s networks work together rather than a single “intelligence center.”
Our Brain’s “Fear Center” May Guide Complex Learning Decisions, New Research Reveals
The brain’s primitive “fear center” may be much more than that, according to new research on the amygdala.
Tiny Reef Fish Show Unexpectedly Advanced Awareness in Mirror Tests, New Study Reveals
A recent study reveals how tiny reef fish demonstrate advanced awareness by using mirrors to inspect marks placed on their bodies.
Brain Researchers Finally Know Why Cannabis Use Increases Appetite
Researchers at Washington State University and the University of Calgary recently published a study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences showing that cannabis use led to a measurable increase in food intake among human participants, regardless of body weight, sex, or when they last ate.
Scientists Have Long Searched for Evidence of Psychedelic DMT in the Brain—A New Study Challenges This Idea
For many years, researchers have questioned whether the psychedelic compound N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) is produced naturally in the brain and if it might act as a signaling substance similar to serotonin.
China Advances in BCI Race with 50+ Human Implants, Real-Time Chinese Speech Decoding
A global race to develop a competitive brain-computer interface is heating up between the United States and China.
Study Challenges Long-Held View That Habits Cause Compulsive Behavior
In a recent study published in Neuropsychopharmacology, researchers from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) found that inflammation in a key decision-making region of the brain led to more deliberate behavior, rather than more compulsive actions.
Brain Imaging Reveals How Psychedelics Blend Memory With Perception
In a recent study published in Communications Biology, researchers from Hong Kong, Singapore, and Germany used high-resolution brain imaging to show that psychedelics may redirect visual processing toward memory-related regions.
As States Legalize Psilocybin, NIH Moves to Study the Real-World Impact
For the first time, federal researchers will study what happens when people access psychedelic treatment outside tightly controlled clinical trials.
How Words Shape Consciousness: New Research Reveals the Deep Link Between Language and Awareness
Recent research from the University of Liège is offering new insight into that question, suggesting a deeper relationship between language and awareness than previously understood.
Neuralink Reaches 21 Patients as Elon Musk Continues Push for High-Volume Brain Chip Production
Neuralink has enrolled 21 patients in human trials of its brain-computer interface, ‘The Link,’ enabling users to control devices with their minds.
Neuroscientists Re-Examining a Classic Model Now Say Humans May Have As Many As 33 Senses
Neuroscientists and philosophers are re-examining Aristotle’s model of the five senses by investigating how the brain processes sensory information.
Did Princeton Scientists Just Break the Stock Market? Brain-Inspired Photonic Technology Can Literally Make Trades at the Speed of Light
Researchers from Princeton University have successfully demonstrated a photonic neuromorphic computing architecture capable of performing high-frequency trading tasks at the speed of light, offering a theoretical competitive advantage in the stock market.
Exercise and Food Restriction Shape Psilocybin’s Effects, New Study Finds
A new study from Monash University, published in Genomic Press Psychedelics, found that psilocybin changes social behavior and immune signaling in female mice.
Did Scientists Just Achieve “Inception”? Experiments Show “Dream Engineering” May Be a Reality
Experiments involving playing music during sleep have revealed a type of dream engineering that doubled subjects' problem-solving abilities.
Pairing THC With an Anti-Inflammatory Reduced Alzheimer’s Pathology in Mice
Scientists say combining a low-dose of THC with a common anti-inflammatory drug improved cognition and reduced Alzheimer’s-related brain changes in mice.
Clinicians Push Back on Common Myths About Dissociation
A new clinical handbook, Working with Dissociation in Clinical Practice, by Helena Crockford, Melanie Goodwin, and Paul Langthorne, explains that dissociation is more than a brief loss of focus or a rare mental health condition.
“The Distinction Didn’t Exist”: Memory Types Don’t Operate as Neuroscientists Have Long Assumed
New UK research challenges some scientists' fundamental assumptions about how memory works, relying on the entire brain.
“There Could be a Mushroom Out There Causing Fairytale-Like Visions”: People Eating These Mushrooms Claim to Have the Same Hallucinations
Science is searching for the chemical compound in these Chinese mushrooms that can cause identical hallucinations of little people everywhere
Scientists Discover Your Brain Starts Acting Asleep When You’re Sleep-Deprived—even While You’re Awake
New research shows sleep deprivation can push the awake brain into a sleep-like state, disrupting attention and brain fluid flow.
Researchers Discover AI Language Models Are Mirroring the Human Brain’s Understanding of Speech
New research shows AI language models mirror how the human brain builds meaning over time while listening to natural speech.
Scientists Discover “Master Regulator” That Could Help Reverse Brain Aging at Its Source
Scientists identify a "master regulator" that may reset Brain Aging by controlling tau and gene expression in neurons.
A New Brain-Stimulation Tool Could Help Scientists Trace the Origins of Consciousness
Although researchers can monitor brain activity associated with perception, pain, and awareness, it remains unclear which neural pathways are tied to the origins of consciousness.
Novel Compound Activates Key Psychedelic Receptor Without Behavioral Effects
Laboratory tests of a novel serotonin-binding compound have revealed an unexpected disconnect between receptor activation and behavior, raising new questions about how psychedelic effects emerge in the brain.
Scientists Discover How the Brain Plans Facial Expressions Before We Make Them
Facial expressions may appear spontaneous, but new research shows the brain begins preparing them long before the face actually moves.
Neuralink Set to Launch ‘High-Volume’ Brain Implant Production as Competitors Weigh In
Elon Musk’s company Neuralink has announced plans to expand its brain-computer interface (BCI) chip, The Link, to “high-volume” production this year.
Gut Microbes May Have Helped Power the Evolution of Big Brains, New Study Suggests
Gut Microbes may have helped fuel the evolution of large human brains, shaping brain metabolism and gene activity, new research suggests.
Some Brains ‘Switch Gears’ More Efficiently Than Others—New Research Reveals Why
The brain’s ability to switch between fast and slow processes depends on communication between regions, new research reveals.
CRISPR Study Identifies New Neurodevelopmental Disorder by Mapping Hundreds of Genes Related to Brain Development
A genome-wide CRISPR study maps 331 genes essential for early brain development, identifying PEDS1 as a new neurodevelopmental disorder gene.
Simply Viewing Art Can Improve Mental Well-Being, Major Psychological Review Finds
Simply looking at visual art can measurably improve mental well-being, according to a new international review of psychological research.
Engineered Rabies Virus Reveals How Psilocybin Reshapes Neural Pathways
New research reveals how psilocybin reshapes connections across the brain, helping explain how it can ease depression symptoms for weeks or even months.