We must treat human agency as the expression of a muscle that needs regular exercise. The convenience of AI is seductive, but ...

Noninvasive brain stimulation techniques, including transcranial direct current stimulation, are effective nonpharmacologic treatments for insomnia.

A new study has identified common factors in people who have had out-of-body experiences (OBEs), the odd phenomenon where ...

Even in cases where the angular gyrus is spared, lesions immediately subcortical to this area, or involving the mesial occipital cortex or splenium of the corpus callosum, may also lead to agraphia ...

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Other Phenotypes Premature death, attributed to hindbrain tauopathy, generally occurs between eight and 12 months (Dutschmann et al., 2010). Premature death is preceded by weight loss, hyperkyphosis, ...

Summary: A new study identifies the brain mechanisms that help us distinguish real experiences from imagined ones. Researchers found that the fusiform gyrus—a region involved in visual ...