To this day, in the known universe, only one example exists of a system capable of general-purpose intelligence. That system ...

Engineers at Northwestern University have taken a striking leap toward merging machines with the human brain by printing ...

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A new 3D human brain tissue platform developed by MIT researchers is the first to integrate all major brain cell types, including neurons, glial cells and the vasculature into a single culture. Grown ...

A new study in songbirds might help explain why humans don’t generate many new brain cells, called neurons, as adults ...

Despite its small size—it could sit in the palm of your hand—the zebra finch is a remarkable learner. A songbird native to ...

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It’s quite the understatement to say that at this point in time we don’t quite understand how even the tiniest brain works exactly. Much of this is due to the sheer complexity and scale of these ...

A new study reveals the brain doesn’t rely on a single clock but builds our sense of time through multiple stages across ...

The need for medical treatments for rare diseases such as Leigh syndrome is high. However, low patient numbers make research ...