Modern neuroscience understands the brain as a set of specialized systems. Aspects of brain function such as attention, ...

The human brain contains billions of connected neurons that collectively support different mental functions, including the ...

New research suggests intelligence arises not from a single brain region, but from how networks across the brain work together as an integrated system. Neuroscientists often describe the brain as a ...

If your screentime exceeds normal levels, it is high time to reconsider, otherwise your brain's functioning is set to get ...

Explaining about the science of `Thinking', Cognitive Psychologist Dr Srikanth Dandotkar, said that students who understand ...

Recent work has revealed some of the many crucial functions of astrocytes, brain cells that were once thought to play primarily supportive roles for neurons. Astrocytes do handle debris around neurons ...

Gifu University scientists have uncovered how a brain-specific enzyme reshapes protein-linked sugar chains to facilitate the ...

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After three years of study, the researchers found that alpha-synuclein, a protein closely linked to Parkinson’s disease, ...

A new study by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) sheds light on how lack of sleep affects the ...

Elon Musk co-founded Neuralink in 2016 to develop brain-machine interfaces. The first product — the N1 implant — focuses on allowing patients with paralysis to control computer cursors with their mind ...