Neuroscience For Kids

neuroscience in the news

What's going on in the world of neuroscience? What's new? What's happening? With fascinating stories that focus on brain research, this page will keep you informed about the breaking discoveries and events in neuroscience.

MRI scans show exercise can make the brain look younger, Journal of Sport and Health Science, ScienceDaily, January 22, 2026.
Brain waves could help paralyzed patients move again, American Institute of Physics, ScienceDaily, January 24, 2026.
MIT's new brain tool could finally explain consciousness, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ScienceDaily, February 4, 2026.
Two-month-old babies are already making sense of the world, Trinity College Dublin, ScienceDaily, February 5, 2026.
A bonobo's pretend tea party is rewriting what we know about imagination, Johns Hopkins University, ScienceDaily, February 10, 2026.
AI reads brain MRIs in seconds and flags emergencies, Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan, ScienceDaily, February 10, 2026.
Scientists used brain stimulation to make people more generous, PLOS, ScienceDaily, February 13, 2026.
Exercise rewires the brain - boosting the body's endurance, Nature News, February 12, 2026.
Scientists found a way to plant ideas in dreams to boost creativity, Northwestern University, ScienceDaily, February 15, 2026.
Exercise may be one of the most powerful treatments for depression and anxiety, BMJ Group, ScienceDaily, February 16, 2026.
Brain development may continue into your 30s, new research shows, The Conversation, ScienceDaily, February 19, 2026.
Doctors implant dopamine-producing stem cells in Parkinson's patients, University of Southern California - Health Sciences, ScienceDaily, February 20, 2026.
Brains of "super agers" are strong producers of new neurons, Nature News, February 25, 2026.
New drug cuts seizures by up to 91% in children with rare epilepsy, University College London, ScienceDaily, March 4, 2026.
This ancient sea creature may already have had a brain, The University of Bergen, ScienceDaily, March 6, 2026.
How mosquitoes "smell" danger and why it matters, EurekAlert!, March 10, 2026.
Eyes as a window to hidden brain diseases, EurekAlert!, March 11, 2026.
In former college athletes, more concussions associated with worse brain health, EurekAlert!, March 11, 2026.
Inside the brains of seals and sea lions with complex vocal behavior learning, EurekAlert!, March 12, 2026.
The smell of Egyptian mummies is revealing 2,000-year-old secrets, University of Bristol, ScienceDaily, March 16, 2026.
Just 24 minutes of specially designed music could significantly reduce anxiety, Toronto Metropolitan University, ScienceDaily, March 16, 2026.