Robots that can sense and respond to the world like humans may soon be a reality as scientists have created an artificial ...

A consortium of researchers has produced the largest and most advanced multidimensional maps of gene regulation networks in the brains of people with and without mental disorders. These maps detail ...

A new way of mapping activity and connections between different regions of the brain has revealed fresh insights into how higher order functions like language, thought and attention, are organized. A ...

Scientists are paving the way for an artificial nervous system for robotics, utilizing artificial neurons that replicate ...

By contrast, glial cells seemed to be electrically silent and were dismissed as dull by most researchers. Some glia, called ...

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a clear and watery liquid that flows in and around the brain and spinal cord. Its functions ...

What distinguishes the mammalian brain from that of other vertebrates is a region called the neocortex, which is the largest and evolutionarily newest part of the human brain. The researchers focused ...

Imagine that you have been hired by a car company and given the task of creating a new revolutionary electric car. The task comes with a peculiar twist: you must start with a T-Ford from 1908.

For many heartbreaking diseases of the brain — dementia, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and others — doctors can only treat the symptoms. Medical science does not have a cure. Why? Because it’s difficult to ...

The long-held belief that brain structure is fixed early in life has largely given way to the well-established concept of ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have discovered a natural mechanism that clears existing amyloid plaques in the ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a neurodevelopmental condition, is often associated with difficulties in social communication and repetitive behavior. Previous research reveals that people with ASD ...