If a kid in your life keeps chanting “Tralalero Tralala” or “Bombardiro Crocodilo,” you’ve been hit by Italian brain rot.

New research and theories suggest the brain may remain active near death, shaping visions, memories, and possibly our sense ...

Most people understand at some level that brain rot isn't exactly good for their brains, but science can tell us exactly why it's mostly bad news.

For nearly 30 years, a landmark study shaped how scientists understood the relationship between brain and body size in ...

The unconscious brain appears to be far more capable than scientists once believed. Researchers found that patients under ...

Each year, nearly half a million people worldwide die from brain aneurysms. In the U.S., an estimated 6.7 million people have an unruptured brain aneurysm, which means about one in 50 people might ...

As emotions rise and fall in everyday life, your brain keeps up, constantly adjusting. These transitions between feelings—like joy, sadness, or fear—aren’t just random reactions. They’re part of a ...

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Psychological stress may alter the gut microbiome, potentially accelerating the aging process in bone marrow stem cells, a ...

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Psychologists unpack the unsettling viral concept that inspired the Hollywood film "Backrooms," starring Chiwetel Ejiofor.