Study finds subtle variations in the functional organization of the left and right hemispheres of the brain.
Study reveals greater neuron production in the modern human frontal lobe during development compared to the Neanderthal brain. Researchers say this is due to a change in a single amino acid in the TKTL1 protein.
Researchers created a molecular atlas of the bearded dragon's brain and compared it to the mouse brain. Findings reveal, contrary to popular belief, mammalian brains consist of an ancient reptilian brain supplemented with new mammalian features. Both reptilian and mammalian brains evolved their own clade-specific neuron types and circuits from a common ancestral set.
Brief exposure to Rapamycin, a promising anti-aging drug that has positive effects on health and lifespan, has the same effect as long-term exposure to the drug in animal models. The findings pave the way for testing the effects of short-term rapamycin exposure on the lifespan of humans.
A new genome-wide analysis of five reading and language based skills reveals a shared biological basis contributing to these skills.
The brain constantly acts as a prediction machine, continuously comparing sensory information with internal predictions.
Study reveals striking similarities in both behaviors and neuroanatomical changes between people with schizophrenia and behavioral-variant frontotemporal dementia.
A new learning algorithm trains a robotic dog to walk within one hour, researchers report.
A special network that runs from the retina deep into the brain may help mediate social attraction, a new study reveals.
Creativity and spontaneous strategies help children to make tasks that require concentration easier.
The brain encodes the structure of sentences and phrases into different neural firing patterns.
Study uncovers the neural changes that occur during learning to improve discrimination of closely related visual objects.
