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Actress and model Brooke Shields has revealed she suffered a grand mal seizure in September. In an interview, Shields revealed that the seizure caused her to lose control of her movements, froth at the mouth and eventually lose consciousness. The actress doesn’t have a history of seizures – and many…

The antidepressant effect of sleep loss in some mice may have implications for the future of depression treatments. Here's why.

Most people with chronic back pain naturally think their pain is caused by injuries or other problems in the body such as arthritis or bulging disks. But our research team has found that thinking about the root cause of pain as a process that’s occurring in the brain can help…

A new study reveals the transient mood-enhancing benefits of acute sleep loss.

Rats show signs of imagination in groundbreaking study using virtual reality and brain-machine interface.

Using virtual reality and brain-machine interfaces, a new study reveals that rats, too, have a vivid imagination.

Scientists say that like humans the rodents can navigate through a space using only their thoughts

And there could be a children's book in the wings.

Rats immersed in a VR world played games that could be won only by using imaginative route planning, scientists report.

Just 2% of people say they’re doing all they can to optimise their brain health

If a man is not a socialist by the time he is 20, he has no heart. If he is not a conservative by the time he is 40, he has no brain.