While one may think that the brain, after a certain age, doesn’t function the same and that cognitive decline is inevitable, ...

As prominent artificial intelligence (AI) researchers eye limits to the current phase of the technology, a different approach ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. "Neurogenesis," or the formation of new neurons, is known to take place before birth. But some ...

Pioneering work turns stem cells into brain cells in cultures to potentially treat disorders. Research pioneers turn skin cells from patients with psychiatric conditions into stem cells and then brain ...

Researchers are no longer just simulating brains in silicon, they are wiring living human neurons into machines and asking ...

Challenging a long-standing assumption regarding the adult brain, recent research has demonstrated that individuals can continue to develop new brain cells into old age. Researchers at Sweden’s ...

A cutting-edge laboratory technique that turns human stem cells into brain-like tissue now recapitulates human brain development more accurately than ever, according to a new study from Case Western ...

Grow your muscle, grow your brain. For decades it’s getting clearer—physical activity leads to more brain cells. But how? And why? A recent paper in Cell Metabolism shows the advantages of ...

A new study led by Peter Mac Professor Louise Cheng on fruit-fly brains has uncovered how cells that form the brain's ...

Major depressive disorder affects hundreds of millions worldwide, but a key to understanding its origins may lie in the brain’s immune system. New findings spotlight astrocytes—previously overshadowed ...