The human brain is often compared to a computer, but the latest wave of research shows it is closer to a self-building city, ...

Every moment, the brain balances signals that unfold at different speeds. Some arrive in milliseconds, such as a sudden sound ...

Researchers in Japan built a miniature human brain circuit using fused stem-cell–derived organoids, allowing them to watch ...

Our biceps and our brain cells may have more in common than previously thought. New research led by the Lippincott-Schwartz Lab shows that a network of subcellular structures similar to those ...

About ten years ago, scientists began exploring an unconventional idea for studying the brain: using bioluminescent light to ...

Pea-size clusters of human cells called brain organoids inspire both hope and fear. Experts are debating how scientists can ...

A microscopic flaw in the brain’s cellular scaffolding can shape brain size for life.