A new study from Pitt researchers challenges a decades-old assumption in neuroscience by showing that the brain uses distinct ...

A new study from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology has uncovered how the MN1 gene evolved to shape both the ...

The developing human brain gains billions of neurons while in the womb, and tacks on some more during childhood. For most of ...

Optical illusions serve as mental exercises, enhancing the brain's ability to detect irregularities. This particular illusion ...

New research from MIT suggests that astrocytes - long considered support cells - may play a key role in the human brain's ...

The suspected connection between lack of proper sleep and stroke got stronger Wednesday with the publication of a study ...

Computer Interfaces (BCIs), Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), Neuroadaptive Algorithms de Lima Dias, R. (2025) The Hybrid Mind in ...

"We were all very excited and a little surprised that he did it right away," Andi Widbin told Newsweek about the moment.

Now, Cortical Labs has successfully developed a brain-on-a-chip computer primarily designed to aid scientists and researchers ...

The human brain is known to contain a wide range of ... particularly its outermost layer (i.e., the cerebral cortex), gradually become specialized and take on specific roles have been the focus ...

Neurologist Christopher Walsh discovered genes that direct cerebral cortex development ... What a perfect way to study the genetics of the human brain.” Huttenlocher was happy to collaborate ...

CEREBRAL ENTANGLEMENTS: How the Brain Shapes Our Public and Private Lives, by Allan J. Hamilton The human brain! It’s amazing! A master conductor of our emotional symphonies, a supercomputer of ...