And yet we know surprisingly little about them. While the cellular biology of this critical organ has been mapped out, ...

How a brain's anatomical structure relates to its function is one of the most important questions in neuroscience. It explores how physical components, such as neurons and their connections, give rise ...

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The Allen Institute in Seattle says scientists have now learned enough about how the brain works to start fixing it when it ...

Imagine you’re at your favorite coffee shop. Sadly, the barista only gets your order right about 75% of the time. According to most neuroscience research before 2025, your brain should release ...

The brain is our body’s command center, the control tower for our body and mind—no wonder it’s the focus of intense research across the globe, with so much interest in figuring out the mysteries of ...

Ramirez is an associate professor of psychological and brain sciences at Boston University. When philosophers imagined the ship of Theseus, they asked: Can a vessel that has all its planks replaced ...

Creating a virtual brain may sound like a science-fiction nightmare, but for neuroscientists in Japan and at Seattle’s Allen Institute, it’s a big step toward a long-held dream. They say their ...

What if improving children’s mental health — and life outcomes — could be done by teaching kids how their brains work? That’s a key idea behind the approach of teachers at Momentous School in Dallas, ...

Losing weight may involve rewiring the gut and the brain at the same time. In a study of obese adults, an intermittent ...

A new study found two recurring brain connectivity patterns in autism. One was linked to synapses and the other to immune ...