The brain’s hemispheres are specialized for efficiency. Modern neuroscience shows lateralization enhances function without ...

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 heart attack activates stress circuits in the brain that evolved for survival but can amplify inflammation, disrupt healing ...

Modern neuroscience understands the brain as a set of specialized systems. Aspects of brain function such as attention, ...

The cerebellum, often called the little brain, plays a much bigger role in language processing than once believed. Located at ...

Explore the fascinating concepts of hypoxia and edema as we delve into the human body's functions. This animated educational video covers various human body parts, focusing on the brain and lungs, ...

For the first time, clumps of human cells called organoids were fully integrated with the brains of rats—and influenced their behavior.

You don't have to be a genius: anemones have been using human genes to form their bodies for 600 million years.

Plastic pollution has moved from oceans and beaches into the most intimate corners of the human body. Tiny fragments of ...

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

As AI makes thinking easier experts warn that mental fitness is at risk and explain why training your brain still matters ...

Scientists reveal how artificial intelligence can learn emotion concepts the way humans do, using bodily responses and context.