Around the size of a postage stamp and thinner than a credit card, the soft, flexible device sits under the scalp but on top ...

Frank Herbert’s sandworm is one of science fiction’s most iconic apex predators — but could something like it ever exist? In ...

Tension headaches stem from muscular strain and central nervous system sensitivity, causing steady pressure. Migraines ...

For many nocturnal moths, hearing sound waves is a matter of survival in the night sky. Their ability to detect ultrasonic ...

Scientists uncover “smell maps” showing how neurons process odours efficientlyFly olfactory system uses paired neurons to ...

A groundbreaking project at Scripps Research and the Allen Institute aims to chart the human body’s “hidden sixth sense” — interoception, the process by which the nervous system monitors internal ...

An estimated 20 percent of the world’s population has some form of enhanced sensitivity to environmental or emotional stimuli. The feature-length documentary, Sensory Overload, explores the needs of ...

The UCL Research Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology (NPP) traces its origins to the founding of the Department of Physiology at UCL in 1828, the first of its kind in England.