A large genetic screen has revealed how stem cells transform into brain cells, exposing hundreds of genes that make this ...

Humans respond to environments that change at many different speeds. A video game player, for example, reacts to on-screen ...

In findings that raise a variety of questions about how our brains work, and even about the nature of consciousness, UC Santa ...

Pea-size clusters of human cells called brain organoids inspire both hope and fear. Experts are debating how scientists can ...

How did a surgery designed to treat epilepsy end up challenging the very idea of free will? This video explores the ...

In findings that raise a variety of questions about how our brains work, and even about the nature of consciousness, UC Santa Barbara researchers and collaborators report that only a small section of ...

Debut author Brohm draws from her background in neuroscience for this cute if somewhat slow contemporary. Neuroscientist Frances Silberstein travels to New York to attend a summer program organized by ...

Robotic surgery has dramatically improved surgical precision, but it could also help surgeons treat people on the other side of the world. A surgeon in Florida has now used a robot to remove a ...

Just a few fibres are enough for the two hemispheres of the brain to communicate with each other. This was shown by a new international study led by Professor Dr Michael Miller (University of ...

Some researchers believe consciousness is a byproduct of the constantly firing web of neurons in our heads. However, others believe something more theoretical must be involved to explain our complex ...