New research has revealed that birds, reptiles, and mammals have developed complex brain circuits independently, despite sharing a common ancestor. These findings challenge the traditional view of ...

The Nobel-winning AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton says that current AIs are conscious. Could he be right? And what should we make of a world where experts cannot agree on this question?

Researchers have identified the mitochondrial calcium uniporter as a critical protein in the strengthening of synaptic ...

Harvard researchers have mapped and catalogued more than 70,000 synaptic connections from about 2,000 rat neurons, using a silicon chip capable of recording small yet telltale synaptic signals from a ...

Scientists explore how the immune and nervous systems constantly communicate, influencing brain diseases, behavior, and ...

Nerve cells called pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons were found to be responsible for post-feeding sugar consumption.

New studies show that bird and mammal brains evolved separately, with distinct genetic programs and developmental mechanisms.

However, the study provides limited new insights into the relationship between retinal lamination defects and overall retinal function. Neural lamination is a common feature of the central nervous ...

Researchers have discovered a new type of neuron that plays a fundamental role in recognition memory -- how the brain registers the difference between new and familiar objects and forms long-term ...

Harvard researchers have mapped and catalogued more than 70,000 synaptic connections from about 2,000 rat neurons, using a silicon chip capable of ...

The pallium is the brain region where the neocortex forms in mammals, the part responsible for cognitive and complex ...

Two studies published in the latest issue of Science have revealed that birds, reptiles, and mammals have developed complex ...