A new study by physicists and neuroscientists from the University of Chicago, Harvard and Yale describes how connectivity among neurons comes about through general principles of networking and ...

“We show that when writing by hand, brain connectivity patterns are far more elaborate than when typewriting on a keyboard,” writes Audrey van der Meer, a brain researcher at the Norwegian University ...

Keeping the brain in top shape is crucial to leading a healthy life. Just like your body needs exercise, your brain also requires a workout to perform better. But does that mean forcing yourselves to ...

Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), also known as brain-machine interfaces (BMIs), offer hope to those who have lost the ability to move or communicate. The pattern-recognition capabilities of ...

Scientists have created a virtual brain network that can predict the behavior of individual neurons in a living brain. The model is based on a fruit fly's visual system, and it offers scientists a way ...