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

New research shows gut bacteria can directly influence how the brain develops and functions. When scientists transferred ...

For more than a century, scientists have treated the brain as the undisputed command center of human evolution, with the rest ...

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

This comprehensive review synthesizes a decade of human and animal research to explain how the gut and brain communicate ...

Synaptic plasticity allows brains to learn, adapt, and rewire. It’s foundational to memory, problem-solving, and complex ...

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

Our brains have to do a lot of work when we watch a movie. There are plots to follow, dialogue to interpret, visuals to take in, and more. Now, scientists have created a detailed map of how the human ...

Anthony Leonardo is a neuroscientist at Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s research facility who has created an environment to track dragonflies’ neuron transmissions. This research will enable him to ...

Every year, millions of lives are suddenly, swiftly transformed by a stroke, which occurs when a blood vessel travelling ...

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