We have long believed that brain growth halts and aging begins once we pass the age of 20. However, a study by British university researchers analyzing brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data has ...

Neuroscientists have been trying to understand how the human brain supports numerous advanced capabilities for centuries. The ...

The 'silent' X chromosome within female brains may not be so silent after all. A new study has found evidence in both mice and humans that as we age, 'sleeping' X chromosomes can be 'awakened' in ...

Rutgers researchers found that the distribution of neural timescales across the cortex plays a crucial role in how ...

The human brain contains about 86 billion neurons. These cells fire electrical signals that help the brain store memories and send information and commands throughout the brain and the nervous system.

Scientists have created a computer model that aims to mimic the human brain, hoping it might teach us about ourselves.

Researchers at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience have become the first to fully characterize cell activity from a little relay station in the center of the human brain. This aids our ...

The human brain processes spoken language in a step-by-step sequence that closely matches how large language models transform text.