The “missing link” helps adults grow new neurons—something long thought to end after childhood—and that discovery could lead ...

Experts discover how the hippocampus might grow new cells throughout life, even in old age. In a Nutshell A new study finds ...

Researchers reveal how modeling the human brain’s hidden wiring could push AI beyond its current limits into human-like ...

New research has uncovered that neurons store their own glycogen, acting as “backup batteries” to keep the brain functioning ...

A new Yale study has revealed that neurons - the energy-hungry cells that connect and direct activity in the brain - are ...

The potential for these kinds of machines to reshape computer processing, increase energy efficiency, and revolutionize medical testing has scientists excited. But when do we consider these cells to ...

UB researchers are taking inspiration from the human brain to develop computing architecture that can support the growing ...

Researchers have created over 400 distinct types of human nerve cells in vitro, vastly expanding the diversity available for ...

Scientists suggest quantum entanglement in myelin sheaths generates consciousness, offering a groundbreaking new perspective ...

Scientists have successfully grown over 400 different types of nerve cells from stem cells in the lab—a groundbreaking step toward replicating the complexity of the human brain.

Not only do neural progenitors persist in the adult brain, but many of these cells are in active stages of division.

If the brain isn't limited by memory space, why don't we remember everything? This is because the brain's memory system runs ...