This optical illusion makes people feel like they're falling into a black hole 80 per cent of participants in a study experienced this phenomenon. Researchers believe that the illusion is a useful misinterpretation.
Neuroscientists cultivate mini-versions of human brains in the lab. Could they become conscious? An American brain researcher warns that we may already be "perilously close" to crossing ethical boundaries. At the same time, research on so-called mini-brains can provide great opportunities to unlock some disease mysteries.
Breakthrough: How the brain keeps track of time Norwegian scientists Edvard and May-Britt Moser were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for their studies on sense of direction. Now they have found the brain cells that place our memories in the right order.
Pioneer neuropsychologist wins Kavli Prize Brenda Milner brought about one of the most notable discoveries made in research on human memory. She has been awarded the Kavli Prize for Neuroscience together with John O’Keefe and Marcus E. Raichle.
Winners of the Kavli Prizes 2014 Norway’s Thomas W. Ebbesen is among the winners of the prestigious Kavli Prize in Nanoscience. The three Kavli Prizes were awarded today. See all nine winners here.
A brainier website Brainfacts.org was launched yesterday with the help of some the world’s leading neuroscientists. The new site will provide the general public with authoritative information about the brain.