This image shows a section of an organoid. Organoids are lab-grown tissues that model the human brain. A new study used brain organoids to probe key protein in…

UCLA scientists discovered two signals that influence brain development by affecting radial glia cells' behavior before birth, impacting the production of uppe…

Duke researchers have developed an injectable treatment that helps stroke-damaged brains regrow blood vessels and restore movement in mice. This approach could…

Tech leaders like Sam Altman and Elon Musk attend Burning Man to brainstorm ideas in its low-regulation environment. This trend signals that Silicon Valley inc…

A new AI algorithm mimics fruit fly brains to learn without forgetting old data, solving a major AI problem. This could improve robots and medical diagnostics …

Scientists mapped all 166,000 neurons in a male fruit fly’s central nervous system, enabling direct comparison to the female fly brain for studying sex-specifi…

Sandra Hüller will star as writer Wolfgang Herrndorf in *Arbeit und Struktur*, a film about his battle with a brain tumor, directed by Maria Schrader. This rar…

Chronic financial hardship in early to middle adulthood is linked to cognitive decline by age 50 and accelerated brain aging, increasing dementia risks. This h…

Football is a high-impact sport. A player may take hundreds of hits over the course of their career, including some that cause concussions . Other impacts may …

Scientists precisely mapped the human brain, confirming 86 billion neurons and 100 trillion synapses, aiding treatment for neurological disorders and advancing…

A uniquely human gene in brain immune cells (microglia) may explain advanced cognition by prolonging their maturation, allowing more complex neural connections…