How a brain's anatomical structure relates to its function is one of the most important questions in neuroscience. It explores how physical components, such as neurons and their connections, give rise ...

New research suggests that the most ancient evolutionary parts of the brain could be contributing to consciousness.

How we focus our attention before we even see an object matters. For example, when we look for something moving in the sky, ...

Researchers have used a new human reference genome, which includes many duplicated and repeat sequences left out of the original human genome draft, to identify genes that make the human brain ...

Scientists at Johns Hopkins have grown a first-of-its-kind organoid mimicking an entire human brain, complete with rudimentary blood vessels and neural activity. This new "multi-region brain organoid" ...

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 ...

The sea lamprey looks like it’s from another planet, but this ancient creature has a surprising amount in common with humans ...

By using this method of attention, SpikingBrain can be 25 to 100 times faster than normal AI models, they say. The new AI model also runs on China ’s homegrown MetaX chip platform instead of using ...

Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Automation in Beijing have introduced a new artificial intelligence system called SpikingBrain 1.0. Described by the team as a “brain-like” ...

Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-61649-6 Researchers at The University of Manchester's National Graphene Institute have developed a new class of programmable nanofluidic ...

The human brain shrinks as it ages, affecting the ability to remember — it’s part of life. Yet there are a lucky few, called “SuperAgers,” who possess a brain that fights back. For these people, ...