Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered new details about how the human genome produces instructions for creating ...

A new form of energy-efficient artificial vision system inspired by the human brain and made in part using honey could help ...

Curate your BRAIN for synergy with AI: hone self-awareness, purpose, emotional depth, curiosity, and social bonds. It’s time ...

A study sheds light on how networks in the brain detect new information, offering insight into disorders like schizophrenia.

A study led by Prof. Li Hai from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed ...

New research shows that a network of subcellular structures similar to those responsible for propagating molecular signals that make muscles contract are also responsible for transmitting signals in ...

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 ...

It works by switching off nociceptors in the peripheral nervous system, and therefore preventing pain signals getting to the brain. This represents a potential new breakthrough in a world which has ...

What makes the human brain unique? A Yale study unlocks new insights into genetic changes that shaped our evolution.

Our guts are home to trillions of bacteria, and research over the last few decades has established how essential they are to ...