In a study published in Science today, Mingsha Zhang, a neuroscientist at Beijing Normal University, focused on the thalamus.

Neurons are the cells in the brain responsible for sending messages to the rest of the body, and scientists have long thought ...

In a world of constant stimulation, the thalamus filters which thoughts we become aware of and which we don’t.

Our brains contain billions of neurons and trillions of connections, and scientists are only beginning to understand the ...

Researchers put forward a comprehensive model outlining the conditions that may give rise to the vivid mental phenomena that ...

Researchers have developed a method that shows how the nervous system and sensory organs are formed in an embryo. By labeling stem cells with a genetic 'barcode', they have been able to follow the ...

It’s never too early or too late to start, but time is of the essence when it comes to building your brain’s defenses, especially since it’s generally impossible to reverse brain damage once ...

It wasn’t the size of human brains that distinguished people from apes, he theorized, but the way they were organized. He ...

Eating foods high in saturated fats and refined carbohydrates — especially ultra-processed fare — can damage blood vessels in the brain, increasing the risk of impaired brain function ...

Misplaced Neurons Disrupt Wiring of the Brain Feb. 25, 2025 — Research reveals why misplaced neurons in the brain are overactive and lead to developmental ... Nasal Spray Shows Preclinical ...

fNIRS measures your oxygen levels in the prefrontal cortex, which gives you an idea of how well your brain is fueling itself during mental effort. Together, these two metrics create a real-time ...

One company, Synchron, uses a stent with electrodes on it that’s inserted into a brain vessel via a vein in the neck. Synchron has implanted its “stentrode” in 10 volunteers, six in the US a ...