A new study showcases how brain waves known as alpha oscillations help us distinguish between ourselves and the outside world ...

Optogenetics has long been a powerful experimental tool, but a growing body of research suggests it may now be approaching a ...

What happens to the human brain when the force of gravity is removed from the equation? New research is beginning to reveal ...

The world’s most powerful supercomputers can now run simulations of billions of neurons, and researchers hope such models ...

Pea-size clusters of human cells called brain organoids inspire both hope and fear. Experts are debating how scientists can responsibly use these bits of gray matter.

University of Utah researchers at the Pulst-Scoles Laboratory have discovered that reducing levels of the STAUFEN-1 protein ...

Researchers are no longer just simulating brains in silicon, they are wiring living human neurons into machines and asking them to compute. Tiny clusters of brain cells, grown from stem cells and ...

Study shows alpha brain wave frequency shapes how the brain integrates touch and vision to create the feeling that your body ...

A new study from Northwestern University is reshaping how scientists think about brain evolution. The research suggests that ...

A newly identified enzyme appears to control tau production, brain inflammation, and aging. Researchers at the University of ...

Megan Molteni reports on discoveries from the frontiers of genomic medicine, neuroscience, and reproductive tech. She joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at WIRED. You can reach ...