A Japanese research team has successfully reproduced the human neural circuit in vitro using multi-region miniature organs ...

Neuroscientists have been trying to understand how the human brain supports numerous advanced capabilities for centuries. The ...

Our thoughts are specified by our knowledge and plans, yet our cognition can also be fast and flexible in handling new ...

We conclude that brain states are shaped by local circuit mechanisms, large-scale connectivity and neuromodulation. A unified multiscale theory of cortical dynamics is relevant not only for ...

Even consciousness could reveal its secrets someday with this realistic simulation, researchers hope. It will not only ...

Ever wake at night needing a drink of water and then find your way to the kitchen in the dark without stubbing your toe? Researchers at the University of California, San Diego say they have identified ...

Prescription stimulants are among the most widely used psychiatric medications in the world. For decades, the prevailing ...

Sleep deprivation effects harm brain health, impairing memory, attention, and emotion. Chronic loss risks neurodegeneration and cognitive decline.

Language is more strongly controlled by the left half of the brain, while other functions are more strongly controlled by the ...