The human brain is a fascinating and complex organ that supports numerous sophisticated behaviors and abilities that are ...

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 ...

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

Recent work has revealed some of the many crucial functions of astrocytes, brain cells that were once thought to play primarily supportive roles for neurons. Astrocytes do handle debris around neurons ...

Murderbot, the titular character of a new television show on Apple TV+, doesn’t do much murdering. Instead it enjoys the freedom of having hacked its governor module, the internal control system that ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- 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 ...

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

If we look across the whole of the mammal branch of the tree of life, we find there are many groups of mammals that have ...

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.