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Researchers at the University of Glasgow just achieved what many thought impossible: transmitting light completely through an adult human head from one temple to the other.

New research from the University of Minnesota Medical School suggests that different genetic forms of autism may lead to ...

For decades, scientists have used near-infrared light to study the brain in a noninvasive way. This optical technique, known ...