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, ...

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 ...

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

Scientists are developing a "sponge" that can soak up pain signals in the body before they reach the brain, potentially ...

A common parasite long thought to lie dormant is actually much more active and complex. Researchers found that Toxoplasma ...

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

A newly identified lymphatic drainage pathway along the middle meningeal artery reveals how the human brain clears waste. How does the brain clear away waste? This task is handled by the brain’s ...

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 ...