For the millions of people worldwide who have lost their ability to speak due to stroke, ALS, or other neurological injuries, ...

Brain oscillations, or brain waves, are repetitive patterns of electrical impulses normally present in living human brains.

Researchers at Mass General Brigham have developed a potentially game-changing AI tool capable of detecting subtle changes in brain wave patterns that could predict cognitive decline years before ...

Patterns of neural activity known as alpha waves, long thought to originate in the thalamus, may actually stem from a different brain region entirely. Amanda was an associate editor at The Scientist, ...

When two tones of slightly different frequencies are played in separate ears simultaneously (usually through headphones), the human brain ... and the corresponding brain wave: Beta waves (13-16 ...

People with dementia have distinct brain wave patterns. Researchers are investigating how EEG tests could identify people in the earliest stages of the disease when treatments are mostly likely to ...

We can hear sounds because our ears turn sound vibrations from the air, into signals that are sent to our brain. We can’t hear all levels of sounds. Sound waves with very high frequencies are ...