Scientists have discovered that the human brain understands spoken language in a way that closely resembles how advanced AI ...

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Researchers in Japan built a miniature human brain circuit using fused stem-cell–derived organoids, allowing them to watch ...

A multidisciplinary team has developed a selective compound that inhibits an enzyme tied to inflammation in people at genetic ...

Researchers say the innovation, known as SmartEM, will speed scanning sevenfold and open the field of connectomics to a ...

Synaptic plasticity allows brains to learn, adapt, and rewire. It’s foundational to memory, problem-solving, and complex ...

A neuroscientist survey shows that 40 percent think it might be possible to preserve a human brain, potentially well enough ...

Increasing activity in a deep-brain region can boost the immune system’s response to vaccines —and people can be trained to ...

A new study showcases how brain waves known as alpha oscillations help us distinguish between ourselves and the outside world ...

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Neuroscientists and philosophers have debated this thought experiment for decades as they have tried to understand how the ...