The brain is our body’s command center, the control tower for our body and mind—no wonder it’s the focus of intense research across the globe, with so much interest in figuring out the mysteries of ...

Early on, Nedergaard and Iliff, a glial cell biologist and a vascular physiologist, respectively, hypothesized that waste ...

The human brain, a complex organ, consumes a significant amount of energy despite its small size. Neurons communicate rapidly, enabling quick reactions and efficient information processing. The brain ...

For decades, large stretches of human DNA were dismissed as "junk" and considered to serve no real purpose. In a new study published in Cell Genomics, researchers at Lund University in Sweden show ...

“Rather than actively shaping experience, the thalamus (if it is considered at all) has typically been relegated to a role in ...

When we recall something familiar or explore a new situation, the brain does not always use the same communication routes.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners ... that covers the surface of the brain. In fact, the human cortex carries more than double the number of interneurons ...

Recently, Nvidia founder Jensen Huang, whose company builds the chips powering today’s most advanced artificial intelligence systems, remarked: “The thing that’s really, really quite amazing is the ...

Sometimes feel like you just weren't ready? Well, maybe your brain wasn't. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine say they have found the part of the brain that makes sure you ...

Current AI technology has hit a wall that prevents it from reaching artificial general intelligence. The next design leap involves adding a type of complexity that attempts to mimic the way the human ...