Inaccurate metaphors about the mind can cause real harm, for instance leading educators to 'train' children like algorithms.

The cerebrum, especially the cerebral cortex, has long been thought to be the important part of our brain. However, the ...

Researchers have measured the brain’s faint glow for the first time, hinting at a potential role of “biophotons” in cognition ...

The default mode network (DMN) is a set of interconnected brain regions known to be most active when humans are awake but not engaged in physical activities, such as relaxing, resting or daydreaming.

An international team of researchers and gamers, led by Princeton’s Mala Murthy and Sebastian Seung, mapped every neuron and every synaptic connection in an adult fruit fly's brain, building a ...

Neuroscientists have produced the largest wiring diagram and functional map of a mammalian brain to date using tissue from a part of a mouse's cerebral cortex involved in vision, an achievement ...

The human brain is about 60% fat by weight, far more than any other organ. Essential fatty acids, such as omega 3s, are key to the strength and performance of the brain’s cells.

Scientists achieved “a milestone” by charting the activity and structure of 200,000 cells in a mouse brain and their 523 million connections.

Little-known cells might be key to human brain’s massive memory. A new model suggests that astrocytes might be used in computation, coordinating with neurons and connecting synapses in networks.