New insights have emerged into how the human brain develops. Two genes that are unique to humans work together to influence ...

To build the map, researchers at Columbia University and the University of Bordeaux took a slice of a frozen human brain and, ...

On this episode of Primer, we explore the world of biocomputing, where scientists are blurring the lines between the biological and synthetic.

Everything the brain does—from storing memories to interpreting sights to regulating emotions—requires energy, all produced ...

Leibniz Institute for Primate Research and the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics have discovered ...

The human brain contains billions of neurons that continuously receive information and stimuli from the outside. To make ...

In the April issue of SciAm, follow a man’s journey to a diagnosis, learn about exciting new schizophrenia treatments, and ...

Department of Forest Resources, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108, United States Minnesota Center for Prion Research and Outreach, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108, ...

Edited by Danielle Basset, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; received May 2, 2024; accepted January 28, 2025, by Editorial Board Member Elizabeth A. Buffalo ...

Researchers at UC San Francisco have enabled a man who is paralyzed to control a robotic arm that receives signals from his brain via a computer. He was able to grasp, move and drop objects just by ...

Analysis of human brain tissue revealed differences in how immune cells behave in brains with Alzheimer's disease compared to healthy brains, indicating a potential new treatment target. University of ...