The brain is our body’s command center, the control tower for our body and mind—no wonder it’s the focus of intense research across the globe, with so much interest in figuring out the mysteries of ...

This post is part one of a series. Speaking feels like the most natural thing in the world. You think a thought, open your mouth, and words tumble out in perfect sequence. Yet this apparent simplicity ...

The claustrum complex, a small yet powerful region in the brain, has intrigued scientists for years. Found across mammalian ...

Marking a breakthrough in the field of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), a team of researchers from UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco has unlocked a way to restore naturalistic speech for people with ...

People generally don’t confuse the sounds of singing and talking. That may seem obvious, but it’s actually quite impressive—particularly because we can usually differentiate between the two even when ...

Neural Speech Inc. aims to provide a link to the outside world for people who are unable to communicate, Philip Kennedy, ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Scientists in California have developed what they say is the first brain implant capable of decoding and ...

Vascular dementia is a decline in memory, thinking skills, and self-care that occurs due to strokes in the areas of the brain ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – As they age, some people find it harder to understand speech in noisy environments. Now, University at Buffalo researchers have identified the area in the brain, called the insula, ...