UC Santa Cruz research innovations and academic programs advance brain and mental health.

The human brain has four distinct turning points where its structure changes, according to a study published in the journal ...

Brain organoids are revolutionising research, but their growing complexity raises unsettling ethical questions.

Using an ultra-high-resolution imaging technology called 7 Tesla functional MRI (fMRI) on human participants, researchers have mapped how different parts of the brain work together. Specifically, they ...

The research could help us better understand how the brain works and lead to more advanced quantum computers. Research from Trinity College Dublin suggests our brains use quantum computation – a ...

A radically miniaturized brain implant called BISC is redefining what’s possible in human–computer interaction, offering a ...

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

The implant developed by Professor John Rogers could restore lost senses and provide sensory feedback for prosthetic limbs.

A transparent chip no larger than a stick of gum is helping scientists at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, ...

The human body relies on complex and coordinated interactions between the brain and peripheral organ systems to maintain a stable biological environment and support essential functions like behavior ...

An international study changes the view that exposure to the toxic metal lead is largely a post-industrial phenomenon. The research reveals that our human ancestors were periodically exposed to lead ...

Tesla Monson receives funding from the National Science Foundation. Andrew Weitz does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from ...