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

For the first time, we have a method for extracting proteins from preserved soft tissues like brains – which could be a ...

New studies show that astrocytes, long thought to be support cells in the brain, are crucial intermediaries for relaying messages to neurons.

The human brain contains about 86 billion neurons. These cells fire electrical signals that help the brain store memories and ...

The problem isn't that AI processes information faster than humans. It's that it has the potential to hollow out our education system if we let it.

Depriving people of their senses, like putting them in total darkness, or in a room without sound, is known as sensory ...

Is it possible to upload the consciousness of your mind into a computer? – Amreen, age 15, New Delhi, India The concept, cool yet maybe a little creepy, is known as mind uploading. Think of it as a ...

As kids grow, they don’t just need to exercise their bodies but also their brains. If your little ones have already memorized the answers to all the best riddles, it may be time to throw some ...

This is your brain, explained. The frontal lobe is often associated with what "makes us human". It's involved in cognitive processes such as reasoning, learning, creativity, attention and ...

“But I think this is kind of where it shows it’s important to understand the concepts of neuroscience than just memorizing the book (Brain Facts ... “Most kids who are interested in ...

Last spring, Meisa Salaita, cofounder of Science ATL, which organizes the Atlanta Science Festival, touched a human brain ... 50,000 adults and curious kids. Over the years, participants ...