Researchers have created the largest and most detailed wiring diagram of a mammalian brain to date, by mapping cells in a ...

Heavy drinkers have an increased risk of developing brain lesions associated with memory and thinking problems, a new study ...

Researchers have created the largest and most detailed wiring diagram of a mammalian brain to date, by mapping cells in a ...

Thanks to a mouse watching clips from “The Matrix,” scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date.

When it comes to all human beings and most animals, the brain is the one part of the body that controls most functions. From ...

Scientists have long tried to understand the human brain by comparing it to other primates. Researchers are still trying to understand what makes our brain different to our closest relatives. Our ...

Much as a pilot might practice maneuvers in a flight simulator, scientists might soon be able to perform experiments on a ...

The parakeets commonly kept as pets could offer fresh clues about vocal learning and potential treatments for speech disorders ...

That’s partly because most scientists who physically get right inside skulls to study the brains inside them do so with the brains of non-human animals, so most brain research we hear about ...

Two specific genes that evolve exclusively in humans jointly influence ... In addition to animal experiments with mice, alternative methods such as chimpanzee brain organoids were also used.

and which the researchers believe will hold true across animal species including humans, is newly published in Nature. "Looking at a tiny part of the brain in a mouse, we can understand how the ...