For the first time, clumps of human cells called organoids were fully integrated with the brains of rats—and influenced their ...

Scientists rebuilt human brain circuits in the lab and discovered that the thalamus acts as a central organizer of cortical wiring. The findings offer new insight into how brain networks form and why ...

There’s a lot to love about brains. They are arguably the most complex organ in the entire human body. 86 billion neurons send electrical and chemical signals back and forth within your brain to ...

What does dying feel like? By studying patients who’ve suffered near-death experiences, scientists are one step closer to ...

For much of the 20th century, scientists believed that the adult human brain was largely fixed. According to this view, the ...

The human brain's soft folds and ridges, arising in early development and continuing through the first 18 months of life, are ...