Understanding how the brain develops neurons and maintains cognitive function in old age could help researchers develop ...

Biotech startup Cortical Labs claims to have taught living human brain cells how to play the seminal video game "Doom." ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising new way that giant embryonic cells divide—without relying on the classic “purse-string” ring long thought essential for splitting a cell in two. Studying ...

By freezing a crucial phosphoric acid complex to near absolute zero, scientists uncovered a single, unexpectedly stable structure at the heart of proton transport.

Neuron-powered computer chips can now be easily programmed to play a first-person shooter game, bringing biological computers a step closer to useful applications ...

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Turning science on its head, The New York Times reported a bombshell finding on Wednesday (Feb. 25) that may prove old brains ...

AI music platforms Suno and Udio were sued by major record labels in 2024 for allegedly exploiting the recorded works of ...

Music has long been more than mere background. Clinical observations and research findings suggest that melodies affect emotional tone, attention, bodily ...

Researchers discover that the RNA surveillance system NMD and the protein UPF2 are essential for guiding neuronal migration and forming the brain's layered cortex.