It sounds like an oxymoron, but we could find the origin of consciousness in our brains using the brains of those who are unconscious.

A new bioengineered neuronal circuit board "BioConNet" allows scientists to artificially engineer human brain-like wiring at scale and can be used to engineer any possible circuit. The fully ...

Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a hidden "movement map" deep within the brain—a discovery that could help surgeons ...

A chronological map of the fetal brain reveals when key cells emerge and provides clues about autism and cancer.

People who lose their visual imagination after a stroke share damage to a single neural circuit. A new analysis maps these ...

Researchers challenge the "efficiency" theory of the brain, showing that neurons become more coordinated and share more information as learning occurs.

Chinese company Gestala develops non-invasive ultrasound brain-computer interfaces as alternative to surgical implants, ...

A study published in Nature on August 6, 2025, found that lithium is the only metal significantly depleted in the prefrontal ...

Perhaps our most defining characteristic as a species, the six-layered human cortex, hosts billions of neural connections that bestow Homo sapiens with higher-order thinking. But how does this ...