New research has shown how brain cells acquire a cancerous mutation and spread across the cortex, opening a new path for ...

Researchers in Japan built a miniature human brain circuit using fused stem-cell–derived organoids, allowing them to watch ...

New research shows that a deeply ancient part of the brain can process visual information on its own, without help from the cortex. Scientists found that the superior colliculus, a structure shared by ...

A new brain device from Northwestern University is asking a daring question: what if information could reach your brain ...

Some parts of our bodies bounce back from injury in fairly short order. The outer protective layer of the eye—called the ...

Faces are so important to social communication that we’ve evolved specialized brain cells just to recognize them, a new study ...

High-fat diets are linked to obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and other health problems. High-fat diets can also ...