Sure, playing video game is fun. But the ability of tiny brain organoids to pick up a skill could provide insight into how ...

The brain may lose control over which genes get expressed as it ages.

By scanning the brains of mice throughout their lifespans, scientists at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute and the University of Texas at Dallas have discovered that the human brain is not unique in how ...

We’re a long way from reviving a frozen human, but new research yields insight.

Scientists created the largest functional map of a brain to date using a piece of a mouse's brain. The map details the wiring that connects neurons, offering insight into brain function and ...

In a bid to better understand, and potentially treat, a host of conditions that affect early cognition, neurodevelopment and ...

"If brain function is an emergent property of its physical structure, how can we recover it from complete shutdown?" The post ...

The human brain operates as a network of interconnected modules specialized for tasks that become less specialized as people age—a breakdown associated with memory loss and othe ...

In a bid to better understand, and potentially treat, a host of conditions that affect early cognition, neurodevelopment, and ...