The human brain is probably the most complex structure we know of. Yet we still use open-brain surgery, implanted whips, and ...

In mouse brain cells, and in follow-up work involving worms and human cortical neurons, the team found that many axons ...

For years, the idea of building a working replica of the human brain has lived comfortably in the realm of science fiction. A ...

If you look at a Neanderthal skull and a Homo sapiens skull, they’re visibly different: Neanderthal skulls are lower and longer, whereas ours tend to be rounder. However, those differences probably ...

Understanding brain structure is a central challenge in neuroscience. Although brain structure changes throughout life and is linked to both aging and neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson's ...

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have characterized how cellular senescence—a biological process in which aging cells change how they function—is associated with human brain ...

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The uncinate fasciculus is a major white matter pathway involved in memory, emotion, and language, but its microscopic ...

Endurance exercise such as long-distance running benefits the brain, with studies showing that it can improve cognition and reduce the risk of neurodegenerative disease. 2 It also places significant ...

New insight into decision-making pathways in the brain may impact the way engineers think about artificial intelligence, ...