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Vibrating pads placed on people's arms can make the illusion of weight in virtual reality more convincing by tricking the brain to disregard some input from our senses

Poliovirus types known to cause paralysis have now been found in wastewater samples from five counties in New York state, and genetic tests confirm community spread

The U.S. Navy admitted that it has unreleased videos of UFO encounters but refused to share them due to 'national security concerns.'

Food insecurity has lasting effects on both behavior and brain function in mice. Mice who grew up with food insecurity were more flexible in uncertain situations.

Researchers found both behavioral and neural mechanism evidence that empathy is promoted with long-term ballroom dancing training.

NEUROSCIENCE A Memory Prosthesis Could Restore Memory in People With Damaged Brains Jessica Hamzelou | MIT Technology Review “A unique form of brain stimulation appears to boost people's ability to remember new informa...

A well-known expression says that Nero fiddled while Rome burned. But has history misrepresented this infamous ruler?