The brain is a highly complex part of the body. Rather than being a unified organ, the anatomy of the brain might surprise you because it's divided into sectors that each have their own distinct ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A former tech executive covering AI and XR for Forbes. Stimvia, a Czech startup founded by medical device executive Lukáš Doskočil ...

Placebo effects, in which patients experience relief without therapeutic treatment, increasingly have been considered as potentially powerful clinical treatments for ailments such as depression and ...

Today, paraplegics can move robotic limbs using only their thoughts. But when it comes to our understanding of how the brain works, we still have a long way to go. Meet the scientists attempting to ...

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, ...