The world’s most powerful supercomputers can now run simulations of billions of neurons, and researchers hope such models ...

Researchers say the innovation, known as SmartEM, will speed scanning sevenfold and open the field of connectomics to a ...

A pioneering study provides new evidence that gut microbes vary across primate species and can shape physiology in ways ...

As prominent artificial intelligence (AI) researchers eye limits to the current phase of the technology, a different approach ...

There’s a lot to love about brains. They are arguably the most complex organ in the entire human body. 86 billion neurons send electrical and chemical signals back and forth within your brain to ...

Researchers in Japan built a miniature human brain circuit using fused stem-cell–derived organoids, allowing them to watch ...

Scientists have shown that brain connectivity patterns can predict mental functions across the entire brain. Each region has a unique “connectivity fingerprint” tied to its role in cognition, from ...

Does string theory—the controversial “theory of everything” from physics—tell us anything about consciousness and the human ...

A new study from Northwestern University is reshaping how scientists think about brain evolution. The research suggests that ...

The medical consequences of traumatic brain injuries are well-studied and affect millions of Americans every year. But one of ...