Imagine what brain surgeons could do with a three-dimensional (3D)-printed model of the brain. Not a structural model printed in plastic and uniform throughout, but one that mirrors the heterogeneity ...

The use of rodents in medical experiments is so ubiquitous that the term "guinea pig" literally means a test subject. Maybe the term should be changed to "mouse" or "rat" since these types of rodents ...

Engineers at Northwestern University have taken a striking leap toward merging machines with the human brain by printing artificial neurons that can actually communicate with real ones. These flexible ...

Humans have become able to operate computers without moving their bodies.Moving a cursor on a screen without moving one's ...

Newswise — In a study published in the journal Nature, UCLA Health and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center researchers used real human brain tissue samples, donated by several neurosurgery ...

A PLOS Biology Perspective argues that immune and vascular cells, especially microglia, must be core components of neural ...

Facial expressions are a fundamental aspect of human social interaction. While emojis are an extremely popular way for people to communicate, very little is known about the psychological response that ...

Jonathan from the Institute of Human Anatomy uses real human brain dissections to show where psychedelic compounds bind and how they alter perception. The video traces oral ingestion (oral cavity → ...