Controlling our internal world
Olympic skaters can launch, perform multiple aerial turns, and land gracefully, anticipating imperfections and reacting…
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Yale researchers develop way to help brain organoids thrive
Brain organoids created from human embryonic stem cells offer scientists a powerful way to study…
Gene regulators work together for oversized impact on schizophrenia risk
Researchers have discovered that gene expression regulators work together to raise an individual’s risk of…
Watching music move through the brain
Scientists have observed how the human brain represents a familiar piece of music, according to…
How brain rhythms organize our visual perception
Imagine that you are watching a crowded hang-gliding competition, keeping track of a red and…
How humans have shaped dogs’ brains
Dog brain structure varies across breeds and is correlated with specific behaviors, according to new…
Map of broken brain networks shows why people lose speech in language-based dementia
For the first time, Northwestern Medicine scientists have pinpointed the location of dysfunctional brain networks…
Brain stem cells have a good memory
The cerebral cortex acts as the control centre of our cognitive processes. During embryogenesis, dozens…
Brain finds order amidst chaos
Neurons communicate with each other by sending out rapid pulses of electrical signals called spikes….
Highest-resolution human brain ‘parts list’ to date lays road map to better treatments
A new study from the Allen Institute for Brain Science has written the most detailed…