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

A sweeping genetic screen reveals how the brain is built and exposes a hidden gene behind a newly discovered childhood brain ...

When a person suffers a stroke, physicians must restore blood flow to the brain as quickly as possible to save their life.

A selection of science-based books from the year that together shine new light on who we are and why we think and act as we do.

To give yourself the best chance of avoiding dementia, there are certain brain games that help and many that don't. The ones ...

About ten years ago, scientists began exploring an unconventional idea for studying the brain: using bioluminescent light to ...

Animals have evolved to sleep in extreme ways — for example, taking micro naps during parenting, sleeping on the wing during ...

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

If you find it hard to focus after a wakeful night, it’s because your brain is busy trying to catch up on crucial ...

Pea-size clusters of human cells called brain organoids inspire both hope and fear. Experts are debating how scientists can ...

Temporal lobe epilepsy can trigger intense religious or spiritual experiencesSeizure type and brain area influence mystical ...

One evening in 1951 astronomer William Wilson Morgan was strolling home from Yerkes Observatory in Wisconsin when he looked up at the night sky and had a “flash inspiration ... a creative intuitional ...