The way the brain develops can shape us throughout our lives, so neuroscientists are intensely curious about how it happens.

Researchers in Japan built a miniature human brain circuit using fused stem-cell–derived organoids, allowing them to watch ...

A team from UNIGE has shown that neurons positioned in the wrong place can still perform their function without disrupting ...

The world’s most powerful supercomputers can now run simulations of billions of neurons, and researchers hope such models ...

Compared to other animal species, humans can plan and execute highly sophisticated motor tasks, including the ability to write complex characters using their hands. While many past studies have tried ...

The cerebral cortex is the largest part of a mammal's brain, and by some measures the most important. In humans in particular, it's where most things happen-like perception, thinking, memory storage ...

Ever wake at night needing a drink of water and then find your way to the kitchen in the dark without stubbing your toe? Researchers at the University of California, San Diego say they have identified ...

A new study published in Nutritional Neuroscience provides evidence that drinking blackcurrant juice may increase blood flow in the brain’s frontal regions during both rest and mental effort. The ...