Researchers at Leipzig University's Carl Ludwig Institute have discovered that in the cerebral cortex, synaptic signal ...

The cerebrum, especially the cerebral cortex, has long been thought to be the important part of our brain. However, the ...

AI is learning to think like us, bridging the worlds of biology and technology. This breakthrough could redefine intelligence ...

This is a fascinating study, encompassing over 18 million single cells across eight cortical areas and seven developmental time points. By combining MERFISH with a deep-learning-based nuclear ...

The human cerebral cortex is 2–4 mm (0.08–0.16 inches) thick. In preserved brains, it has a gray color, hence the name "grey matter".

Neurospirituality crosses multiple disciplines to study how and why the human brain has a sense of the divine. Evidence is ...

The first human brain-computer interface by Paradromics was completed in 20 minutes, featuring microelectrodes to help ...

Neuroscientists have produced the largest wiring diagram and functional map of a mammalian brain to date using tissue from a part of a mouse's cerebral cortex involved in vision, an achievement ...

A new study has examined brains affected by PTSD at the single-cell level, uncovering distinct genetic alterations that may ...

Brain scans show humans instantly detect possible actions like walking or swimming from images. Visual areas encode this ...

Comparing the human brain to both species meant we could not only assess which parts of our brain are unique to us, but also which parts are likely to be shared heritage with our non-human relatives.

Recent discoveries using lab-grown brain organoids, or "mini-brains," suggest that testosterone increases brain size while ...