White matter pathways allow distant parts of the brain to communicate, supporting memory, emotion, and language. One such ...

Neurons that fire together, wire together” is not the full story. A novel mechanism explains how the brain can learn across ...

Most U.S. adults think brain health is at least as important as physical health, according to a new survey from the Alzheimer ...

How does the brain learn from mistakes? A new Duke study reveals a hidden circuit that helps control the learning process.

Recent research has shown that non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in particular, can modulate core memory ...

Neurobots—xenobots with neurons—show self-organized nervous systems and enhanced behaviors, revealing new insights into how ...

Webs of star-shaped cells called astrocytes connect distant parts of the brain, allowing long-distance exchange of molecules.

Your brain is currently expending about a fifth of your body's energy, and almost none of that is being used for what you're ...

An analysis of hundreds of images from several studies shows how hallucinogenic drugs drive activity in various regions of the brain. By Andrew Jacobs As researchers have sought to demonstrate the ...

The potential to create personalised digital “twins” of your brain and body is a hot topic in neuroscience and medicine today. These computer models are designed to simulate how parts of your brain ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. It might sound like something out of a piece of gothic sci-fi, but researchers have managed to turn a living brain ...

A gerontologist wanted his preserved brain to be reanimated. Cryopreservation is more likely to be used on organs for transplantation. L. Stephen Coles’s brain sits cushioned in a vat at a storage ...