What makes the human brain unique? A Yale study unlocks new insights into genetic changes that shaped our evolution.

Just like ChatGPT and other generative language models train on human texts to create grammatically correct sentences, a new ...

In their study published in Nature Communications, researchers identified an unusual type of brain cell they named “ovoid ...

Our brains build maps of the environment that help us understand the world around us, allowing us to think, recall, and plan. These maps not only help us to, say, find our room on the correct floor of ...

Scientists have discovered that neural stem cells (NSCs) receive constant feedback from their daughter cells, influencing whether they remain dormant or activate to form new neurons and glia.

Human brains today contain 50% more plastic than in 2016, a new study found. Brain of people diagnosed with dementia had the ...

"Causation remains unproven." Scientists make concerning discovery while studying human tissues: 'These findings underscore the urgent need for further research' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Key cells in the brain, neurons, form networks by exchanging signals, enabling the brain to learn and adapt at incredible speed.

Investigators have discovered that activity in two widely distributed brain networks previously considered separate are ...

RFK Jr. is set to appear for the first of two confirmation hearings today on his path to becoming the new Health and Human Services Secretary. Ahead of this, his cousin Caroline sent a scathing letter ...

Some of these cells probably got trapped in the tight curves of tiny blood vessels in an area of the brain called the cortex,” according ... ‘Discovery and quantification of plastic particle pollution ...