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 ...
Researchers mapped early brain growth from mid-pregnancy to the first month after birth and found signs that sex-linked differences emerge surprisingly early.
Just a few weeks after conception, stem cells are already orchestrating the future structure of the human brain. A new Yale-led study shows that, early in development, molecular “traffic cops” known ...
Cambridge researchers have revealed a detailed picture of how the human brain grows from mid-pregnancy through the first ...
Previous research has found that the human brain reaches maturity sometime in the 20s, but a new study suggests that it never stops developing. Neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge have ...
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Memory dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease may be linked to impairment in how the brain replays our recent experiences while ...
How do electrical signals become "about" something? Through purely physical processes, neural networks transform activity ...
A new type of brain implant may have implications for both brain research and future treatments of neurological diseases such as epilepsy.