The human brain's soft folds and ridges, arising in early development and continuing through the first 18 months of life, are ...

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 ...

The human brain contains billions of connected neurons that collectively support different mental functions, including the ...

Scientists have discovered that the human brain understands spoken language in a way that closely resembles how advanced AI language models work. By tracking brain activity as people listened to a ...

By comparing brain scans and AI predictions, a UChicago psychology student is researching how we process unexpected events ...

Traditionally, explicit long-term memory (the intentional, conscious recollection of things and experiences) is divided into ...

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

Scientists have found that the human brain understands spoken language in a surprisingly similar way to advanced AI systems.

A parasite that lives permanently in the brains of millions may not be as uniformly dormant as scientists once thought.

By tracking brain activity as people listened to a spoken story, researchers found that the brain builds meaning step by step ...

Nipah virus outbreak: Nipah virus, a rare but deadly zoonotic disease, is highly infectious and fatal and there is no ...

Cancer and Alzheimer's disease are two of the most feared diagnoses in medicine, but they rarely strike the same person.