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 ...

Scientists rebuilt human brain circuits in the lab and discovered that the thalamus acts as a central organizer of cortical wiring. The findings offer new insight into how brain networks form and why ...

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

As our behavior is determined by our brains, understanding which neurological circuits are involved at the beginning of the ...

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 ...

Why do we sometimes keep eating even when we're full and other times turn down food completely? Why do we crave salty things ...

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

Lifelong plasticity is a core principle of neuroscience, yet it operates within real limits shaped by effort, stress and ...

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