Virginia Tech neuroscientists have uncovered a mitochondrial process that supports the brain cells critical for learning, ...
A type of aggressive, treatment-resistant brain tumor has a distinct population of immune cells that support its growth, ...
A new Yale study provides a fuller picture of the genetic changes that shaped the evolution of the human brain, and how the ...
The investigation was a global endeavor that led to a Post series exposing the Smithsonian's “racial brain collection.” ...
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Recent evidence indicates that, despite similarities in molecular and gene expression profiles between analogous neurons in the human and rodent neocortex, ...
When a child develops a brain tumor, early diagnosis is essential. Alan Cohen, M.D., director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, shares the most common signs and symptoms ...
By embedding threads containing electrodes within the human brain, the company’s device allows paralyzed patients to engage with digital devices through their thoughts. Arbaugh, for example ...
Your brain has a lot of work to do, constantly balancing tasks while conserving energy. If you understand how the human brain decides what to pay attention to—and what to ignore—your public ...
In his book The Mathematical Universe, mathematician William Dunham wrote of John Venn’s namesake legacy, the Venn diagram, “No one in the long history of mathematics ever became better known ...