An often-ignored type of cell in the brain plays a dynamic and surprisingly complex role in our ability to process information, according to new research.

An often-ignored type of cell in the brain plays a dynamic and surprisingly complex role in our ability to process ...

Our ability to store information about familiar objects depends on the connection between visual and language-processing ...

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The field of neuroscience has increasingly recognized that mechanisms of brain plasticity change depending on the stage of development, the environmental ...

What would it take to create a cyborg brain like the one in the new TV show Murderbot? The answer reveals what makes our own ...

A discussion and review of the traditional elements of ego strength, and how the defense mechanisms we use are more or less ...

A small segment of human DNA boosts brain size and complexity, revealing both the origins of intelligence and its ...

Live human brain slices show that only a razor‑thin balance of amyloid beta keeps synapses safe. Any disruption, even slight, ...

Your brain might be physically changing if you're clocking those extra hours at work each week—and researchers warn it's not ...

Tt is hoped that this new information will help the comprehension and treatment of conditions like Alzheimer's.