When it comes to monitoring electrical activity in the brain, patients typically have to lie very still inside a large magnetoencephalography (MEG) machine. That could be about to change, though, as ...

The brain can be a tricky organ to monitor, but two new studies have demonstrated novel ways to peer inside. Stanford scientists have created what they call a "brain stethoscope" that translates brain ...

A machine that reads your mind? Almost. Scientists at Alexian Brothers Medical Center are using a new type of brain scan to detect a host of mental conditions, including epilepsy, autism and post ...

A child seated in a MEG machine has his head surrounded by the machine's noninvasive magnetic detectors. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted ...

Gary Green has spent his career working at the interface between physics, neuroscience and medicine. He speaks to Margaret Harris about starting a company, York Instruments, to commercialize a new ...