Molecules [adenosine and melatonin] regulate sleepiness and wakefulness.
Finding new power sources is one of the most important goals for technology today.
When someone has pain somewhere in the body and, at the moment, unable to think about anything, it is not that the pain blocks out thoughts, but the pain, as a signal to the cerebral cortex, is a form of thought.
In 1952, C. Chapin Cutler proposed predictive coding — interpreted as the brain using an internal model to make guesses about the external world.
If you are a scientist, then you know that having a well-equipped lab is essential for your work.
Around 6% of American adults report an unmet need for mental health care.
The thalamus is an egg-shaped structure in the middle of the brain, for relay of sensory and motor functions.