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

Researchers mapped the brain connectivity of 960 individuals to uncover how fast and slow neural processes unite to support complex behavior.

Facial expression control starts in a very old part of the nervous system. In the brain stem sits the facial nucleus, which ...

Have you ever met someone and felt an instant connection? Research from UCLA and Dartmouth suggests that our brains recognize ...

Every time we smile, grimace, or flash a quick look of surprise, it feels effortless, but the brain is quietly coordinating ...

Learn how neurobiology could explain why some people are better at accepting and adapting to change.

Tiny lab-grown brains are offering an unprecedented look at how schizophrenia and bipolar disorder disrupt neural activity.

Scientists mapping the human body at the cellular level keep running into the same surprise: beneath the apparent chaos of ...

Scientists have long suspected that the trillions of microbes in our intestines do more than digest lunch, but new work goes ...

In 1943, a pair of neuroscientists were trying to describe how the human nervous system works when they accidentally laid the foundation for artificial intelligence. In their mathematical framework ...

The microorganisms in our gastrointestinal tract-the gut microbiome, can exert a profound influence on the human body, and ...