A new experiment suggests that the thalamus plays a key role in humans becoming consciously aware of stimuli their brain ...

The 3D brain map includes more than 200,000 cells, 523 million synapses and over two miles of axons, representing the most ...

Thanks to a mouse watching clips from “The Matrix,” scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date.

Neurons—the nerve cells responsible for transmitting electrical and chemical signals throughout the body—are organized in tissue, tending to cluster together in groups according to how they function.

Neuroscientists have produced the largest wiring diagram and functional map of a mammalian brain to date using tissue from a ...

Scientists say the map of a speck of a mouse's brain could be as transformative as the Human Genome Project. Here's what to ...

Exploring the first two principles of the 11-core holistic brain and body healing principles proposed by Feldenkrais.

Chinese and French scientists have created a comprehensive blueprint of the crab-eating macaque's claustrum, advancing ...

When it comes to all human beings and most animals, the brain is the one part of the body that controls most functions. From thinking to eating, each and every task we perform is an action commanded ...

Texas high school pitcher Tyler Comeaux was just 18 when a brain bleed nearly killed him. After months of therapy, he hopes ...

New research shows that exercise may protect brain function even when the body can’t produce ketones, a vital energy source ...

From a cubic millimeter of brain tissue, scientists have constructed a precise, 3D map of the activity in a mouse’s brain, detailing 84,000 neurons and more than 500 million synapses.