For many years, a dominant view in neuroscience was that neurons in the inferotemporal (IT) cortex—a critical center in the ...

Despite its small size—it could sit in the palm of your hand—the zebra finch is a remarkable learner. A songbird native to ...

Cortical Labs connected roughly 800,000 lab-grown human neurons to a high-density electrode array and let them interact with a simplified version of Doom, extending a line of research that began with ...

Engineers at Northwestern University have taken a striking leap toward merging machines with the human brain by printing ...

American and Chilean researchers have identified a previously unknown mechanism of appetite control in the brain. Astrocytes— cells that were previously considered only auxiliary, are directly ...

UC Santa Barbara researchers confirmed that parts of the neural network that inhibit movement in fruit flies plays a ...

We found that new neurons in the adult brain are linked to reduced cognitive decline—particularly in verbal learning, or learning by listening to others. Researchers know that new neurons contribute ...

Close your eyes and picture a coffee cup. Suddenly, the dark fills with shape, color, and texture. It’s a picture as vivid as ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. In today’s column, I analyze the recently announced ...

April 24 -- WEDNESDAY, April 23 (HealthDay News) -- Chronic inflammation triggers cell fusions that may protect neurons, according to a Stanford University School of Medicine study. In research with ...

Northwestern University engineers printed artificial neurons that don't just imitate the brain—they talk to it. In a new ...