Sleep does not help brain wash out toxins, study suggests
Finding that clearance of fluid in mice brains is lower in sleep and anaesthesia runs counter to dominant view in neuroscience
Scientists find 57,000 cells and 150m neural connections in tiny sample of human brain
Harvard researchers teamed up with Google to analyse the makeup of the brain, much of which is not yet understood
The Almond and the Seahorse review – Rebel Wilson injects glam into brain injury drama
The actor impresses in a dialled-down performance but can’t rescue this unconvincing film about a woman whose husband has a traumatic brain-injury
April 2024
The Audio Long Read
The new science of death: ‘There’s something happening in the brain that makes no sense’ – podcast
Soiled nappies and karate: AI-rendered Putin biopic to be released
The big idea
The big idea: what if dreaming is the whole point of sleep?
‘Like a film in my mind’: hyperphantasia and the quest to understand vivid imaginations
Dementia: experts urge doctors to reduce antipsychotic prescriptions
Touch can reduce pain, depression and anxiety, say researchers
What are the symptoms of dementia and how do you get a diagnosis?
Brief letters
What the papers say is still seen by many who don’t buy them
Thousands to be offered blood tests for dementia in UK trial
The long read
The new science of death: ‘There’s something happening in the brain that makes no sense’
Keep winning at tennis? You may see more images each second, scientists say
Smartphone app could help detect early-onset dementia cause, study finds
March 2024
‘Everybody has a breaking point’: how the climate crisis affects our brains
Scientists are just starting to discover how extreme heat and weather is linked to neurological conditions such as Alzheimer’s and motor neurone disease – and can even affect babies in the womb. What can we do about it?
The big idea
The big idea: why am I so forgetful?
A failing memory can be frustrating, but it may be a sign your brain is working exactly as it should
Life after a traumatic brain injury: ‘It took me over a year to find out I had an accident’
Brain chips: the Sydney researchers ‘miles ahead’ of Elon Musk’s Neuralink
Neurological conditions now leading cause of ill-health worldwide, finds study
