Researchers in Japan built a miniature human brain circuit using fused stem-cell–derived organoids, allowing them to watch ...

A new study reveals that the frequency of alpha waves in the parietal cortex influences how we perceive body ownership, ...

To study how a key chemical neuromodulator affects signaling in the brain's cortex, Garrett Neske, PhD, has received a three-year, $300,000 grant from the Whitehall Foundation, a nonprofit ...

The sound of a fire alarm tells us to get out quickly to not get hurt, while the sight of a gas station sign can signal a ...

Your ability to notice what matters visually comes from an ancient brain system over 500 million years old.

Researchers have discovered that the dorsal premotor cortex serves a 'meta-learning' function, overseeing and regulating physical movements. Once believed to be limited to movement planning, this ...

Faces are so important to social communication that we’ve evolved specialized brain cells just to recognize them, a new study ...

Attention can feel like a fragile thing, especially when your brain struggles to sort signal from noise. Every second, your ...

Facial expression control starts in a very old part of the nervous system. In the brain stem sits the facial nucleus, which ...

Human brains still react to chimp voices, hinting at a deep evolutionary link in how we recognize sound.