A new computational model of the brain based closely on its biology and physiology has not only learned a simple visual ...

About ten years ago, scientists began exploring an unconventional idea for studying the brain: using bioluminescent light to ...

A selection of science-based books from the year that together shine new light on who we are and why we think and act as we do.

Activating two somatostatin receptors enhances amyloid beta breakdown and improves memory in models of Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the RIKEN Center for Brain ...

Even consciousness could reveal its secrets someday with this realistic simulation, researchers hope. It will not only ...

A new study from experts with Georgia State University has achieved a long-standing goal in neuroscience: showing how the brain's smallest components build the systems that shape thought, emotion and ...

A new bioluminescent tool allows neurons to glow on their own, letting scientists track brain activity without harmful lasers ...

Education in the brain sciences has evolved significantly, moving beyond conventional single-discipline structures to ...

Weight loss restored healthy metabolism in both young and mid-aged mice, but the brain told a different story. In mid-aged ...

Think your brain is fully developed at 25? Discover the surprising truth about brain development into your 30s and how ...

Researchers explored a strong link between brain activity and eye blinking.Eye blinking is something like breathing, which ...