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All those touchscreen taps are altering your brain activity

This is your brain on touchscreens.

On Mar 26, 2015 by Mike Wehner

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Are brain-zapping electrodes the new college study drugs?

It's better than downing gallons of energy drinks every week.

On Mar 24, 2015 by Molly McHugh

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Here’s what happens to your brain on magic mushrooms

Get out of my head, Snake Man.

On Mar 11, 2015 by Audra Schroeder

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How the first brain-altering wearable is being tested

The device that zaps your brain to change your mood is collecting user data—and it's ready to share some.

On Feb 12, 2015 by Molly McHugh

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Doctor decorates tree with 3D-printed ornaments of his own brain

Someone's proud of his brain.

On Dec 23, 2014 by Lisa Granshaw

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Here’s how Twitter tricks our brains

Twitter is learning about our brains, and so are we.

On Nov 14, 2014 by Selena Larson

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I tried to out-chill @chillsitch, the chillest dude on the Internet

We strapped brain-mapping sensors to our heads to see who could chill the hardest. Here’s who won.

On Nov 13, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Researchers found a way to enable mind communication

And what did they communicate about? A video game. 

On Nov 7, 2014 by Mike Wehner

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How you react to gruesome images could predict your political beliefs

Political beliefs might not be purely rational. 

On Nov 2, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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GE just got $46M to build a helmet to measure brain health

And it just got a $46 million grant for it. 

On Oct 2, 2014 by Elizabeth Robinson

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Doctors discover woman complaining of dizziness was missing part of her brain

The human body can be pretty amazing. 

On Sep 11, 2014 by Marissa Fessenden

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NEUROTiQ from Sensoree is a mood ring for your brain

Wear your mood on your head, rather than your sleeve. 

On Sep 8, 2014 by Mike Wehner

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$37.5 million granted to memory-saving researchers by DARPA

Researchers are working on an implant that may help people keep their memories.

On Jul 14, 2014 by Micah Singleton

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Relax, porn is probably not making your brain smaller

And it wouldn't really matter if it were.

On Jun 4, 2014 by EJ Dickson

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Watch tango partners’ brainwaves synchronize while they dance

We rarely know what the brain is up to, but it's a thrill to watch it in action.

On Mar 27, 2014 by Miles Klee