“Rather than actively shaping experience, the thalamus (if it is considered at all) has typically been relegated to a role in ...

What began with a sliver of brain tissue no larger than a grain of sand has culminated in a scientific achievement once deemed impossible. A global team of researchers has unveiled the most intricate ...

Researchers say they have mapped more than 200,000 cells in a cubic millimeter of brain tissue and have traced how they're ...

Many brain functions, particularly the senses, are similar across different mammal species.

Scientists achieved “a milestone” by charting the activity and structure of 200,000 cells in a mouse brain and their 523 ...

Neuroscientists have observed for the first time how structures deep in the brain are activated when the brain becomes aware of its own thoughts, known as conscious perception. The brain is ...

Despite advancements, AI has yet to achieve continuous, lifelong learning and the ability to generalize from experience.

Scientists have the technology to grow humans in Petri dishes, but they say there are better uses for it: to combat aging.

Scientists have long tried to understand the human brain by comparing it to other primates. Researchers are still trying to understand what makes our brain different to our closest relatives. Our ...