The human brain's soft folds and ridges, arising in early development and continuing through the first 18 months of life, are ...

For the first time, clumps of human cells called organoids were fully integrated with the brains of rats—and influenced their ...

For decades, researchers have attempted to pinpoint the specific areas of the brain responsible for human intelligence. A new ...

Scientists rebuilt human brain circuits in the lab and discovered that the thalamus acts as a central organizer of cortical wiring. The findings offer new insight into how brain networks form and why ...

For much of the 20th century, scientists believed that the adult human brain was largely fixed. According to this view, the ...

A new brain imaging study reveals that remembering facts and recalling life events activate nearly identical brain networks.

A groundbreaking brain atlas maps nearly 680,000 cells to reveal how the human brain develops at the single-cell level. The discovery could transform Parkinson’s research by setting new standards for ...

Scientists still don’t know how the brain turns physical activity into thoughts, feelings, and awareness—but a powerful new tool may help crack the mystery. Researchers at MIT are exploring ...

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The human brain has 86 billion neurons connected by roughly 100 trillion synapses, making it one of the most complex objects in the known universe. Each year neuroscientists make fascinating, ...

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