Epilepsy in children is a chronic neurological condition characterised by two or more unprovoked, recurring seizures resulting from sudden, abnormal electrical activity in the brain, affecting ...

The rare people with highly superior autobiographical memory (HSAM) might owe it to how they sleep.

In the brain, specific electrical waves are associated with different states of consciousness. For instance, delta waves—also known as slow waves—are especially prevalent during deep sleep, as well as ...

A new study finds the brain needs 72 hours to reorganize and recover from a poor night’s sleep.

Right before Maggie Matthews and her husband left the hospital with their newborn son, Benjamin, a pediatrician offered one ...

Dive into 25 weird facts about twins that will break your brain! Discover bizarre biology, genetic anomalies, and ...

The world's largest brain study is underway, and findings are groundbreaking.

Some people can recall almost every day of their adult lives with startling precision. Give them a date, and they can often ...

A vital tool for health care practitioners, electroencephalography (EEG) systems measure electrical activity in the brain ...

An anaesthetist has been caught out after publishing a picture book of inappropriate patient images for the world’s ...

Northwestern University engineers have developed a small, wireless polygraph system you can wear. Unlike polygraphs used in television crime dramas, this wearable version isn’t optimized to detect ...

A noninvasive treatment called high-intensity focused ultrasound helped relieve the shaking, stiffness and pain that ...