Scientists found our brain may organize behavior by activity patterns rather than fixed regions, reshaping how brain control ...

New experiments reveal how astrocytes tune neuronal activity to modulate our mental and emotional states. The results suggest ...

Methamphetamine addiction has a way of looping back on itself. A rush of pleasure pulls you in, cravings follow, and the ...

Studies of brain injuries and electrical stimulation seemed to bear this out. Damaging the Broca’s area, for instance, interfered with speech, and stimulating specific tissues could lead to specific ...

A new study suggests that the long-term antidepressant effects of psychedelics may be driven by persistent changes in how ...

For the first time, scientists have successfully integrated lab-grown human brain cells into the brains of rats, and watched ...

The team thinks this means that the cingulate cortex manages the social purpose and context of the facial gesture, which is ...

Navigating the world is no mean feat, especially when the world pushes back. For instance, airflow hitting a fly on its right side can, after a turn, become a headwind. To stay on course, the fly's ...

The Arctic ground squirrel survives conditions that would cause irreparable brain damage in almost any other mammal on the ...

New research challenges the century-old practice of mapping the brain based on how tissue looks under a microscope. By analyzing electrical signals from thousands of neurons in mice, scientists ...

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems, such as the models underpinning the functioning of ChatGPT and various other online platforms, has grown exponentially over the past few years. Current ...