When you get better at a skill-recognizing a familiar face in a crowd, spotting a typo at a glance, or anticipating the next move in a game-sensory neurons in your brain become more coordinated, ...

Researchers challenge the long-standing "neural independence" theory, showing that learning actually makes neurons more coordinated.

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

A pair of new studies have provided fresh evidence in the long-running scientific debate—and the result could be ...

In a landmark study published in Cell Reports, scientists demonstrated that mouse cortical organoids (miniature, lab-grown ...

A new study suggests AI systems could be a lot more efficient. Researchers were able to shrink an AI vision model to 1/1000th ...

By Beth MillerThe brain relies on real-time delivery of oxygen and nutrients through its microvasculature, which threads through neural tissue like ...

New experiments suggest a biological missing link that helps lock in the long-term benefits of psychedelic-assisted PTSD treatment ...

Neurodegenerative disease profoundly affects structures and pathways responsible for memory, cognition, and higher-order ...

Published in Nature Communications, the groundbreaking study reveals mosquitoes use a specific sensory receptor to detect – and avoid – borneol, a naturally occurring organic compound found in several ...

Growing neurons rely on chemical cues to find their targets, but new research shows that the brain’s physical properties help ...