Thalamic regions drive conscious perception by syncing with the prefrontal cortex, acting as a gateway to awareness. Using ...

Columbia scientists mapped brain mitochondria for the first time, revealing how energy shapes memory, mood, and mental health ...

Hundreds of cubes of human brain tissue help scientists to chart the energy-making capabilities of various brain regions.

A new study using intracranial recordings in humans reveals that the thalamus, particularly its higher-order regions, plays a ...

To build the map, researchers at Columbia University and the University of Bordeaux took a slice of a frozen human brain and, ...

The first atlas of mitochondria in the brain could help scientists develop brain scans that determine the health of a patient’s mitochondria and if they are contributing to disease.

Using direct, intracranial brain recordings in humans, a new study finds that the thalamus, a small region located deep within the brain, plays a pivotal role in conscious perception. According to the ...

Scientists have long tried to understand the human brain by comparing it to other primates. Researchers are still trying to ...

Organoids have revolutionized science and medicine, providing platforms for disease modeling, drug testing, and understanding ...