It sounds like an oxymoron, but we could find the origin of consciousness in our brains using the brains of those who are unconscious.

Scientists in France recently surgically removed a slow-growing brain tumor (a diffuse, low-grade glioma) from a patient. The surgery was a success, in more ways than one. It removed the patient’s ...

Perhaps no academic area is so replete with jargon as is the field of neuroscience. Dedicated to understanding the interface between the nervous system (brain!) and psychological processes, this field ...

The default mode network (DMN) is a set of interconnected brain regions known to be most active when humans are awake but not engaged in physical activities, such as relaxing, resting or daydreaming.