A new study has demonstrated how networks of spiking nanolasers could emulate a key principle of brain function: to imagine ...

Neural crest cells are a population of stem cells that invade the embryo in early development. They play a big role in what you look like: the pigments of your eyes, of your skin, and the bone ...

Second implantation at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle marks continued progress in the FDA-approved study informed by ...

Chronic alcohol consumption profoundly alters gene expression in key brain regions involved in reward, impulse control, and decision-making, according to a study led by researchers at the Institute ...

Small and dense but filled with vitally important neural fibers, the brainstem has been hard for brain imaging technologies ...

Our brains relish even brief moments of shared experience. Yet, we often overestimate how successfully we communicate in social interactions.

A new study, recently published in the journal Nature Communications, is leading to a new understanding of how immune cells ...

For decades, researchers have attempted to pinpoint the specific areas of the brain responsible for human intelligence. A new ...

Stimulating two brain areas, nudging them to collectively fire in the same way, increases a person's ability to behave ...

Discover how Electroencephalography (EEG) records brain activity to diagnose epilepsy, strokes, and sleep disorders. Learn ...

The signals that drive many of the brain and body's most essential functions - consciousness, sleep, breathing, heart rate, ...

A University of Houston psychology professor is challenging the notion that dyslexia, or specific reading disorder, stems ...