The brain is our body’s command center, the control tower for our body and mind—no wonder it’s the focus of intense research across the globe, with so much interest in figuring out the mysteries of ...

In a landmark study released today, artificial intelligence (AI) has been used to reveal over a thousand previously hidden components within the human brain’s connectome. These intricate neural ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." For decades, neuroscience has divided the functionally majestic yet aesthetically doubtful, meaty maze ...

Tiny micro- and nanoplastic fragments seem to be turning up everywhere, including one of the most well-protected parts of the ...

In a new article appearing in the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, led by Cory Shain and Hope Kean, explore how the human brain shows ...

The brain predicts the past and learns from prediction errors—unless it's overwhelmed. A little uncertainty is good; a lot is ...