The human brain runs on a tight energy budget. Despite making up only 2% of our body weight, it devours around 20% of our energy. Every time we think, feel, move, or remember, billions of brain cells ...

New insights have emerged into how the human brain develops. Two genes that are unique to humans work together to influence ...

Leibniz Institute for Primate Research and the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics have discovered ...

Hundreds of cubes of human brain tissue help scientists to chart the energy-making capabilities of various brain regions.

Everything the brain does—from storing memories to interpreting sights to regulating emotions—requires energy, all produced ...

Scientists have long tried to understand the human brain by comparing it to other primates. Researchers are still trying to ...

To relate complex human brain dynamics to mitochondria, the spatial distribution of diverse, energy-transforming mitochondria must be mapped across the brain, which is a considerable technical ...

These advances have made it possible for scientists to create pigs with organs that are more compatible with human biology, ...

Having dedicated his career to understanding human brains, Eagleman shared his perspective in Newsweek's AI Impact interview ...