Mind blanking is a common experience with a wide variety of definitions ranging from feeling "drowsy" to "a complete absence ...

Neurons—the nerve cells responsible for transmitting electrical and chemical signals throughout the body—are organized in tissue, tending to cluster together in groups according to how they function.

A new study shows that the brain's visual system adapts to your goals, reshaping perception based on what you're trying to do ...

Imagine standing face-to-face with a Neanderthal, looking into eyes that reflect a world both alien and achingly familiar.

Cedric Lodge, 56, managed the Ivy League's morgue for 27 years until he was arrested in 2023 for transporting goods across ...

The human brain may be ... of cells called neurons, the brain is the body's most complicated organ, and also the most important. This massive ball of tissue inside your skull is responsible ...

The Hollywood Curtain/Bauer-Grif Koko's accident at 16 left an everlasting mark on her brain But it's not the only injury Koko was able to recall. "I'm sure I've had a few head trauma situations ...

While Henry plays the game, the cap is scanning his brain activity and building up a picture of how well he can control his decision making.It is a test of inhibitory control, one of the skills ...

It looks like a simple, repetitive game, but is actually a test of a fundamental skill that is developing in the toddler's growing brain ... project is that it is a human experiment within ...

Scientists at the Allen Institute, a research center in Seattle, then sliced that piece of the mouse’s brain into more than 25,000 layers, each a tiny fraction of the width of a human hair ...

At Team '25 in Anahaim, I sat down with Matt Schvimmer, Senior Vice President and Head of Product for Atlassian’s Agile ... Schvimmer believes Atlassian wins trust by fostering authenticity: Inside ...

Next, a second group dissected that same brain region, dividing it into layers 1/400th the width of a human hair, and took pictures of each slice. Due to the delicate nature of the structure ...