A research team led by Dr. Àlex Bayés, Head of the Molecular Physiology of the Synapse Group at the Institut de Recerca Sant ...

A new way of mapping activity and connections between different regions of the brain has revealed fresh insights into how higher order functions like language, thought and attention, are organized. A ...

A Japanese research team has successfully reproduced the human neural circuit in vitro using multi-region miniature organs ...

UC Santa Cruz research innovations and academic programs advance brain and mental health.

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 ...

To navigate something as complex and dynamic as the brain, a map would help. Researchers have learned an enormous amount about how we think, what drives our behaviors, and why we feel the way we do ...

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 ...

A significant, long-term reduction in calorie consumption resulted in a slowing of aging in the brain, according to a study ...

Fasting has long been sold as a shortcut to weight loss, but a growing body of research suggests the real action may be ...

New research suggests the human brain has five distinct ages, and it may not reach adulthood until a person's early 30s.

A radically miniaturized brain implant called BISC is redefining what’s possible in human–computer interaction, offering a ...

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