By scanning the brains of mice throughout their lifespans, scientists at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute and the University of Texas at Dallas have discovered that the human brain is not unique in how ...

Sure, playing video game is fun. But the ability of tiny brain organoids to pick up a skill could provide insight into how ...

The human brain operates as a network of interconnected modules specialized for tasks that become less specialized as people age—a breakdown associated with memory loss and othe ...

A team of researchers at Stanford University has mapped a specific brain circuit in mice that sustains chronic pain without ...

(mr.suphachai praserdumrongchai/iStock/Getty Images) Past studies have found that gut activity can have significant impacts on the brain, and vice versa. Now, new research in mice explains how some of ...

A team of researchers froze mouse brain tissue for a week. After warming it up again, they found that the brain tissue ...

We’re a long way from reviving a frozen human, but new research yields insight.

Scientists think there's a tenuous but plausible hypothetical link between picking your nose and an increased risk of ...

Scientists from Columbia University have found that the aging processes of the brain in humans and mice are similar in many ...

A $3.3 million NIH-funded project at Pitt is exploring how brain metabolism shapes aging and cognitive decline. By linking ...

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