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Brain Anatomy
Researchers built a model that behaves like a brain. Without being trained on neural data, the model produced a peculiar signal — one that was later discovered in actual brain activity.
Neuroscientist Rachel Barr shares her favorite books on the brain and how they shaped her approach to the field.
Scientists have created a magnificent portrait of every connection among neurons in a fruit fly’s brain.
A new framework describes how thought arises from the coordination of neural activity driven by oscillating electric fields — a.k.a. brain “waves” or “rhythms.”
Your life’s memories could, in principle, be stored in the universe’s structure.
If you want to achieve new goals, harness your brain's ability to change chemically, structurally, and functionally.
A high-fat diet might trigger inflammation of the hypothalamus.
The structure is fully developed in humans, partially developed in chimps, and completely absent in Old World monkeys.
Modern memory athletes use this ancient technique to memorize thousands of digits of pi.
Synchronized activity between the hippocampus, prefrontal cortex, and thalamus plays a role in memory consolidation.
After Albert Einstein’s death in 1955, a pathologist—searching for the secret of genius—removed, dissected, and ultimately stole the mathematician’s brain.
Brain activity may be more like "ripples in a pond" rather than signals sent on a telecommunications network.
A recent study highlights the astounding adaptability of the human brain.
Forget these scientific myths to better understand your brain and yourself.
You know that ghostly feeling that someone is nearby even though nobody is? It could be a trick of neural timing.
Ev Fedorenko’s Interesting Brains Project highlights the human brain’s remarkable capacity to adapt, reorganize in the face of early damage.
The "subarachnoidal lymphatic-like membrane" helps shield and protect the brain.
Fathers’ brains adjust their structure and function to parenthood.
Their neurons are very different from "normal" people.
An increase in genetic regulatory elements explains how modern humans evolved bigger brains than other hominins.
These salamanders are helping unlock the mysteries of brain evolution and regeneration.
When we feel sick, it's not just the pathogen to blame. Our brain cranks up the temperature, and the neurons responsible finally have been found.
But don't buy your own brain zapping machine, yet.
The phenomenon of “digital dementia” might not be real after all.
the human brain remains highly responsive to sound during sleep, but it does not receive feedback from higher order areas — sort of like an orchestra with “the conductor missing.”
The common drug is called gabapentin, which is currently used to control seizures and manage nerve pain.
Willpower alone likely isn't enough to replace a bad habit with a good one.
John Templeton Foundation
Signals from the environment, such as those detected by your sense organs, have no inherent psychological meaning. Your brain creates the meaning.
John Templeton Foundation