Nothing rivals the human brain's complexity. Its 86 billion neurons and 85 billion other cells make an estimated 100 trillion connections. If the brain were a computer, it would perform an exaflop (a ...

The human brain is often described as the most complex organ in the body. It controls everything from breathing and movement to thoughts and emotions. Despite years of research, the brain continues to ...

"I spent the whole day lounging at home to refresh, so why does my head feel so heavy?" "When Sunday evening comes, I get hit with a sense of vague anxiety and unease..."If you are feeling that way ...

For decades, the prevailing model held that a single kind of progenitor, or precursor, cell gave rise to the entire brain.

Every day, hundreds of thousands of people undergo general anesthesia, trusting they'll drift into unconsciousness and wake ...

The question of how the human brain works has motivated Feilong Ma in his scientific journey from Beijing, China, to Hanover, New Hampshire, and now Columbia, South Carolina. He joined the Department ...

Findings published in Cell and Science uncover metabolic and physical cues that influence which cell types radial glia produce in the developing human cortex In two new studies, UCLA researchers used ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the big picture of artificial intelligence. The brain is unimaginably complex. Google and Harvard recently announced ...

By mutating genes in these so-called organoids, Bateup and her Berkeley team have now discovered a source of seizures in children with one of the most common forms of early-onset epilepsy — and have ...

In a finding that underscores how deeply conserved the molecular logic of brain building really is, researchers in Chile and ...

Much of what makes us human is the power of our brain and cognitive abilities. The human brain is an organ that gives humans the power to communicate, imagine, plan and write. However, the brain is a ...