In the mid-1670s, Johannes Swammerdam, a Dutch biologist, peered through his microscope at a honeybee's brain and drew what ...

From there, blood flows across the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle, where it is sent to collect oxygen in the lungs. The electrical system of the heart is a complex system of specialized ...

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Elon Musk wants to merge humans with AI. And his goal of achieving "symbiosis" with artificial intelligence starts with a brain chip. Neuralink, a company Musk co-founded, is testing linking ...

It is coordinated by a complex network of brain regions, at the heart of which lies a tiny bundle of neurons known as the "locus coeruleus", Latin for "blue dot". It is a literal description ...

The 12- by 15-inch sketch will be sold at Tennants Auctioneers next month, and it’s expected to fetch as much as £200,000 (about $250,000), according to a statement from the auction house.

These findings have led to the concept of the prospective brain; an idea that a crucial function of the brain is to use stored information to imagine, simulate and predict possible future events.

The Winmau World Masters gets underway on Thursday night after a complete revamp to the tournament this season. The event is now ranked and featuring 32 players competing in set-play for the first ...

Pain is an example of an important sensory neuron. When you feel pain from a hot pan or a sharp pin, you are sending sensory information via sensory neurons up to the brain. The flow of electrical ...

Handwritten by Dutch biologist and microscopist Johannes Swammerdam, the manuscript contains a detailed description and drawing of a honeybee drone’s brain. The illustration, based on his own ...