Engineers have found a way to fine-tune tiny artificial neurons to fire like real brain cells. When you purchase through ...

Your brain is currently expending about a fifth of your body's energy, and almost none of that is being used for what you're ...

Webs of star-shaped cells called astrocytes connect distant parts of the brain, allowing long-distance exchange of molecules.

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Nothing rivals the human brain's complexity. Its 86 billion neurons and 85 billion other cells make an estimated 100 trillion ...

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Boston scientists say a routine blood draw might spot the earliest changes of Alzheimer’s long before the brain lights up on ...

Why do you delay, panic, or overthink even when nothing is wrong? Science-backed books that explain the loops and how to ...

The ‘brain in a jar’ is one of science fiction’s most enduring tropes. Stripped of its body but not of its will, the isolated brain is most often portrayed as a malevolent force, able to impose its ...

When you think about ways to stay mentally sharp as you age, putting your hands in soil probably isn’t one of the first strategies to come to mind. But as it turns out, gardening may actually be ...

If you’ve ever caught sight of a messy room in your home and frozen in your tracks—gaping at the piles that seemingly grow every day—it might not be a motivation problem. Clutter can register as a ...