The adult brain still carries stem cells that grow, divide, and eventually become new mature neurons.

The large size of the cerebrum—especially the cerebral cortex—relative to the rest of the brain, is a uniquely human trait that conventional wisdom says makes us smarter than animals.

A new study has revealed compelling evidence that brain criticality—a dynamic balance between neural excitation and inhibition—has a strong genetic foundation and is associated with cognitive ...

How AI is becoming a new social presence that could change human relationships and brain functions by The University of Hong Kong edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors' notes ...

Research points to the potential health repercussions of microplastics. Now, a study seeks to explain how these nanoparticles enter the human brain (of which up to a “spoonful” may be present ...

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

Tools for Humanity’s World launched its first-ever ad campaign for human verification in an AI world.

The hunger switch in your nose: How smells tell your brain to stop eating How the smell of food triggers brain cells that make mice feel less hungry Date: June 12, 2025 Source: Max Planck ...

Does your brain ever feel like it switched off for a moment? That's brain blanking. My thoughts often feel like endless streams of information. That’s until someone asks me the name of a stranger I ...

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.

Cortical Labs has fired up shipments of its CL1 bio-computer packing 800,000 neurons.

The company, which is developing the "highest data-rate brain-computer interface platform," said it recently completed its first in-human procedure involving what it calls the Connexus Brain ...