But anytime you learn new information, you’re strengthening those neuronal connections, and you want to build a reserve.” ...

Recent technological advances facilitate the reconstruction of complete brain connectomes in small organisms and partial ...

The human brain holds a staggering number of connections, yet scientists have long struggled to explain how it stores so much ...

Neural organoids have been heralded as having huge potential for advancing our knowledge of the brain in several fields.

A new type of computer chip that uses the physics of materials to process information could make some artificial intelligence (AI) systems far more energy efficient, researchers say.

A late-maturing brain filter in the thalamus prunes noisy sensory inputs over time, helping adults ignore distractions and ...

Your brain may possess greater abilities than you realise. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology conducted a study which discovered that adult brains contain millions of silent synapses ...

A newly identified protein pair may drive brain cell death in Alzheimer’s, offering a clearer explanation of how the disease progresses.

By studying sea slugs, scientists learned that reviewing information exactly 24 hours later is the best way to strengthen ...

It is important to understand that early intervention, ideally within the first five years, is vital during rapid neural ...

Cognitive decline, mental health and heart disease are all shaped by the deep links between heart and brain – with major ...

By tagging neurons with molecular "barcodes," researchers have mapped connections among thousands of neurons in the mouse brain with unprecedented speed and resolution. The approach could expand ...