Jon Hamilton
Some patients who have had COVID-19 develop symptoms resembling early Alzheimer’s. Researchers are trying to figure out whether these people are more likely to develop the disease itself.
Tests for the immune response to the coronavirus are revealing thousands of people who were infected but never got severely ill. The findings suggest the virus is less deadly than it first appeared
Working memory is where the brain keeps bits of information in everyday life handy. But brain scientists don’t agree on how it works.
Scientists who identified specific brain cells in mice that control anxiety say the discovery could provide insights that might eventually help people with panic disorder and social phobia.
Presidents from Lincoln to Nixon appear to have suffered from a range of psychiatric disorders. But mental health professionals say that doesn’t mean they were unfit for the office.
Scientists have found an underlying reason why it’s dangerous to drive when you’re sleepy. Brain recordings show cells involved in perception fire more slowly in somebody who has been up all night.
A computer program learned to identify people thinking about suicide by studying brain activity patterns associated with words like “death” and “trouble.”
A comparison of two memory training methods often used by scientists found that one was twice as good as the other. But neither succeeded in turning people into cognitive superstars.
NPR’s Kelly McEvers talks with NPR Science Correspondent Jon Hamilton about the Hernandez family’s announcement and the connections between CTE, the degenerative brain disease, and violent behavior.
Scientists have identified the brain cells that detect pitch changes in speech, allowing us to understand whether someone is asking a question or making a statement.
Gina “Danger” Mazany is a professional mixed martial arts athlete, and she’s helping researchers learn more about head injuries and the female brain.
About 12,000 people are diagnosed with a glioblastoma each year in the U.S. Fewer than a third of them will survive beyond two years.
New research finds that African-Americans who grow up in harsh environments and have many stressful experiences are much more likely to develop Alzheimer’s or some other form of dementia.
Sigmund Freud thought dreams were all about wish fulfillment and repressed desire. But scientists now think they’re linked to memory processing and consciousness. And they’re often quite mundane.
In 2003, researchers declared a moratorium on the use of transplanted brain cells to treat Parkinson’s disease. Now, armed with better cells, they’re giving the approach another try.
In 1848, a railroad worker survived an accident that drove a 13-pound iron bar through his head. The injury changed his personality, and our understanding of the brain.
By measuring fragments of genetic material in saliva, scientists were able to accurately predict whether a young person’s concussion symptoms would last days or weeks.
When people have dreams, an area near the back of the brain seems to wake up. And specific patterns of brain activity in that area can even reveal what we’re dreaming about.