Studying the brain in ways that have never been done before. Women across all industries need more female mentors and role ...

How do the circuits of the human brain work—and what happens when they are disrupted? To investigate these questions, ...

The human brain can do many amazing things, but self-repair is not one of its repertoire of abilities. Once neurons die—from ...

With the recent advances in cell reprogramming, scientists can take a mature human cell — such as a skin cell — and revert it ...

Sam Altman has reportedly tapped a Caltech engineer known for researching ultrasound to read the brain to lead his Neuralink ...

An international study changes the view that exposure to the toxic metal lead is largely a post-industrial phenomenon. The ...

Learning to code doesn’t require new brain systems—it builds on the ones we already use for logic and reasoning.

Researchers from Sweden have discovered that the human brain continues to grow new cells in the memory region—called the hippocampus—even into old age. Using advanced tools to examine brain samples ...

The increased pulsation of arteries in the brain is closely linked to cognitive impairment, and some scientists think it ...

The discovery of chemical signatures of lead in hominid fossils challenges our understanding of ancient environmental ...

How do we recognize and interpret what others are doing—whether they're greeting a friend, preparing a meal together or doing ...

A tiny blob of gelatinous tissue sitting in a dish represents a giant leap forward in human brain research. Known as an organoid, it's a living 3D model of a human organ; one of the first to ...