The idea of “reading minds” has shifted from science fiction to a concrete engineering challenge, and the latest ...

Scientists can finally hear the brain’s quietest messages—unlocking the hidden code behind how neurons think, decide, and ...

Neuroscientists have long dreamed of watching thoughts unfold as they happen, without disturbing the fragile tissue that ...

Gliomas are cancers that originate directly in the brain, instead of spreading to the brain from other parts of the body.

Scientists have engineered a protein able to record the incoming chemical signals of brain cells (as opposed to just their ...

MIT researchers tested the “Spatial Computing” theory and found that brain waves organize neurons into flexible, ...

After injury, the visual system can recover by growing new neural connections rather than replacing lost cells. Researchers ...

Dopamine neurons in the midbrain may be susceptible to a spiral of decline caused by energy shortages, which could explain degeneration in Parkinson's.

Research reveals why AI systems can't become conscious—and what radically different computing substrates would be needed to ...

New research shows that neurons can stabilize their signaling using a fast, physical mechanism — not the electrical activity ...

Researchers found that cold is detected differently in the skin than in internal organs. This split system helps explain why ...

A new bioluminescent tool allows neurons to glow on their own, letting scientists track brain activity without harmful lasers ...