Neuroscientists are converging on a detailed picture of how the human brain carves continuous speech into words, drawing on new work from institutions including UC San Francisco and research teams ...

Sports brands are racing to turn footwear into a mental performance tool, promising that the right pair of sneakers can sharpen attention as reliably as a pre-game playlist. Behind the marketing, a ...

If you’re craving more focus, mental balance, energy, or restorative sleep, something called the vagus nerve could be the culprit. This long wire connects your brain to many major organs and helps ...

Masamune Shirow wrote his Ghost in the Shell manga in 1989 as a thought experiment about three technologies that did not yet exist: a brain implant networked to the internet and open to remote attack, ...