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

The cerebral cortex is the largest part of a mammal's brain, and by some measures the most important. In humans in particular, it's where most things happen-like perception, thinking, memory storage ...

When we watch someone move, get injured, or express emotion, our brain doesn’t just see it—it partially feels it. Researchers ...

A Japanese research team has successfully reproduced the human neural circuit in vitro using multi-region miniature organs known as assembloids, which are derived from induced pluripotent stem (iPS) ...

Researchers have discovered that the dorsal premotor cortex serves a 'meta-learning' function, overseeing and regulating physical movements. Once believed to be limited to movement planning, this ...

Mental illness is often described in abstract terms, but is rooted in the brain. A study reveals that genes influencing ...

A new computational model of the brain based closely on its biology and physiology not only learned a simple visual category learning task exactly as well as lab animals, but even enabled the ...

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Attention disorders such as ADHD arise when the brain struggles to separate important signals from irrelevant noise. At any ...

Humans possess a remarkable balance between stability and flexibility, enabling them to quickly establish new plans and ...