The brain’s hemispheres are specialized for efficiency. Modern neuroscience shows lateralization enhances function without ...

Scientists rebuilt human brain circuits in the lab and discovered that the thalamus acts as a central organizer of cortical wiring. The findings offer new insight into how brain networks form and why ...

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

Brain microphysiological systems are reshaping in vitro neurotoxicity testing through functional validation and advanced ...

An investigation by researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in the US has filled in a missing link between the toxic build-up of proteins in the neurodegenerative condition ...

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

A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that damage to small blood vessels in the hereditary disease CADASIL may disrupt ...

Scientists have long tried to understand the human brain by comparing it to other primates. Researchers are still trying to understand what makes our brain different from our closest relatives. Our ...

For the first time, clumps of human cells called organoids were fully integrated with the brains of rats—and influenced their ...

Think your cerebellum only coordinates fluid movements? New 2026 research reveals how your "little brain" also creates the ...