Jon Hamilton
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More U.S. scientists are heading abroad. Three researchers explain why they decided to shift their research to universities in the U.K. -
A growing number of prominent U.S. scientists are taking jobs in other countries, including the U.K. They say Trump's impact on U.S. science funding is a factor.
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One of the world's leading brain research centers is shifting away from fruit flies and toward a tiny, transparent fish. The goal: to understand how brains control the behavior of an animal or human. -
One of the world's leading brain research labs is switching from fruit flies to a tiny, transparent fish. The goal is to observe an entire animal's brain at work.
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A study of more than 2,300 9- to 10-year-olds found that socioeconomic factors explained most differences in the preteens' brain development. -
After spending two decades studying how the brain works, a team of scientists prepares to focus on gene therapy treatments for brain diseases, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
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The Allen Institute in Seattle says scientists have now learned enough about how the brain works to start fixing it when it breaks. -
Scientists are learning how the brain extracts discrete words from a continuous stream of sounds.
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A hearing system that monitors brain waves could help people with hearing loss communicate in noisy environments. -
Scientists have developed an artificial hearing system that harnesses the brain's ability to amplify certain sounds while suppressing others. It could lead to better hearing aids.
