Those are the sounds that Professors David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel heard in the early 1950s when they recorded from neurons in the visual cortex of a cat, as they moved a bright line across its ...

Think humans have the best brains? Think again! Explore how other animals have adapted to their environments in this series of infographics by Kayleen Schreiber of the Knowing Neurons team about Weird ...

Humanity has been captivated by the cosmos throughout history, which is observed in how ancient cultures used the stars for navigation, timekeeping, and mythology. This deep-rooted curiosity for the ...

Weight trainers often espouse the “mind-muscle connection”. But what actually happens to the brain during strength training? Surprisingly, even a few weeks of weight training alter the nervous system, ...

The Lesson Plans are part of Knowing Neurons’ Translation Project, where we work with the Spanish and Portuguese Departments and the Brain Research Institute at the University of California, Los ...

Language is a uniquely human trait, and how it evolved is one of the greatest unanswered questions in neuroscience. Spoken and written language facilitate much of what makes up human culture. Thus, ...

Historians consider it one of the ‘cradles of civilization,’ but for many scientists today the real value of the Mediterranean basin does not lie in its contribution to history. Home to one of the ...

It is that time of the year again. Whilst the Southern Hemisphere is coping with the sweltering heat of the summer, cold is sweeping across the rest of the globe, bringing with it snowfalls, violent ...

Thirteen years after the first Avatar movie came out in 2009, director James Cameron invites viewers to journey back to the faraway, lush exo-moon of Pandora with a sequel: Avatar: The Way of Water.

Editado en español por Ángela Agcon Malagyab, Gema Pina Morollón, Ayada El Houssaini Koubaa, Marta Barba González, Inti Canaviri Peralta, Estefanía Castañeda Gallego, África Avendaño Valencia, ...

Imagine if scientists could control specific brain functions with the ease of flipping a switch. This vision is closer than ever, thanks to chemogenetics—a tool that allows scientists to precisely ...

January is Mental Wellness Month. In this infographic, Nadia Penkofflidbeck breaks down steps we can take to improve our mental well-being.