A new way of mapping activity and connections between different regions of the brain has revealed fresh insights into how higher order functions like language, thought and attention, are organized.

Clock genes are a set of genes known to contribute to the regulation of the human body's internal 24-hour cycle, also known as the circadian rhythm. One of these genes is the so-called CLOCK gene ...

The size and structure of our brains go a long way to explaining what makes us human. But what caused our brains to become what they are? Some UC San Diego researchers have pin-pointed a part of our ...

Using a corkscrew, writing a letter with a pen or unlocking a door by turning a key are actions that seem simple but actually ...

So President Obama has proposed a Brain Activity Map (BAM) project to reveal some of these remaining secrets, using the Human Genome Project as a model. Not all scientists, however, are on board.

Among the critical findings are discoveries about the unique functions of human brain cells known as neurons and glia, non-neuronal cells in the nervous system that support, protect, and nourish ...

Encoding human experience: Study reveals how brain cells compute the flow of time Researchers say findings could have implications for improving memory, cognitive functions and artificial ...

Noonan’s lab is focused on understanding how HAR s contribute to the evolution of uniquely human brain features. In previous work the team has shown that some HAR s alter gene expression in ...

Higher-order connectomics of human brain function reveals local topological signatures of task decoding, individual identification, and behavior. Nature Communications, 2024; 15 (1) DOI: 10.1038 ...