The complexity of the human brain—86 billion neurons strong with more than 100 trillion connections—enables abstract thinking ...

Neuroscientist Bobby Kasthuri wants to do the near impossible: Map the entire human brain. That means identifying each of the trillions of neural connections that exist inside the mind—a number bigger ...

In the Jan. 1, 2025, issue of Nature, researchers from the Allen Institute presented a map of areas and cell types where ...

Decoding brain activity using a novel paradigm unveils distinct neural signatures of subjective experiences during movie-watching.

Certain proteins found in the human brain have long been known to be critical to controlling how brain cells communicate with each other.

Scientists at the California Institute of Technology have uncovered a surprising truth about the speed of human thought: our ...

Specific protein receptors in the brain play a vital role in how neurons slow down or stop firing, making them targets for many disorders. Researchers have now constructed a detailed structural map of ...

UCSF scientists have discovered a stem cell in the young brain that's capable of forming the cells found in tumors. The breakthrough could explain how adult brain cells take advantage of developmental ...

Certain proteins found in the human brain have long been known to be critical to controlling how brain cells communicate with ...