Researchers in Japan built a miniature human brain circuit using fused stem-cell–derived organoids, allowing them to watch the thalamus and cortex interact in real time. They found that the thalamus ...

As prominent artificial intelligence (AI) researchers eye limits to the current phase of the technology, a different approach is gaining attention: using living human brain cells as computational har ...

Fueled by advances in biomarkers, brain mapping, and AI, investment in neuro and CNS innovation shows no signs of slowing, ...

Scientists have discovered that the human brain understands spoken language in a way that closely resembles how advanced AI language models work. By tracking brain activity as people listened to a ...

Scientists are developing a "sponge" that can soak up pain signals in the body before they reach the brain, potentially ...

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have characterized how cellular senescence—a biological process in ...

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

A neuroscientist survey shows that 40 percent think it might be possible to preserve a human brain, potentially well enough ...

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Neuroscientists and philosophers have debated this thought experiment for decades as they have tried to understand how the ...