A pioneering study provides new evidence that gut microbes vary across primate species and can shape physiology in ways ...

The human brain is often compared to a computer, but the latest wave of research shows it is closer to a self-building city, ...

A new study from Northwestern University is reshaping how scientists think about brain evolution. The research suggests that ...

Researchers in Japan built a miniature human brain circuit using fused stem-cell–derived organoids, allowing them to watch ...

We don't precisely know how the physical matter in our brains translates into thoughts, sensations, and feelings. But an ...

Researchers uncover evidence that the gut microbiome and brain connection can influence brain gene expression and neural ...

New research shows gut bacteria can directly influence how the brain develops and functions. When scientists transferred microbes from different primates into mice, the animals’ brains began to ...

Optogenetics has long been a powerful experimental tool, but a growing body of research suggests it may now be approaching a ...

The medical consequences of traumatic brain injuries are well-studied and affect millions of Americans every year. But one of ...

In 1943, a pair of neuroscientists were trying to describe how the human nervous system works when they accidentally laid the foundation for artificial intelligence. In their mathematical framework ...

Consciousness researchers studying “islands of awareness” have found that disconnected brains likely sink into a strange form ...