Pea-size clusters of human cells called brain organoids inspire both hope and fear. Experts are debating how scientists can ...

Which genes are required for turning embryonic stem cells into brain cells, and what happens when this process goes wrong? In ...

In the well-known thought experiment known as the prisoner's dilemma, one individual has to decide whether to stay silent or talk to the police about their crime based on how they anticipate an ...

Humans possess a remarkable balance between stability and flexibility, enabling them to quickly establish new plans and ...

By directly communicating with the brain, a new wireless device could someday help restore lost senses or manage pain without medications, its developers say.

According to researchers, the goal of the experiment is to create organs that might be viable for humans.

This year is the centennial of the discovery of human brain waves. Few people know the story of that startling finding, because the true story was suppressed and lost to history. Almost two decades ...

Nothing teaches us how the brain works like neurosurgery, maintains Theodore Schwartz, MD, of Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City. "We tend to think about neuroscientists, neurologists, and ...