When someone saw real projected lines, activity in the fusiform gyrus was stronger than when they knew they were simply ...

Scientists at the Salk Institute have uncovered how a cluster of thalamic neurons links physical pain to emotional trauma, ...

While comparing neurons and transistors is a convenient metaphor (and not completely out of left field), the brain is ...

The course builds on my 2018 class, Art and Geometry, which I co-taught with local artists. The course explored Picasso’s cubism, which depicted reality as fractured from multiple perspectives; it ...

Schwartz: The Jennifer Aniston neuron comes from a study done by a neurosurgeon named Itzhak Fried, who was putting electrodes into the brain to treat epilepsy.

New research shows a single neuron in fruit flies can trigger two distinct behaviors in response to the same smell.

The human brain is comprised of two main types of cells, known as neurons and glia. The first are responsible for ...

The convergence of memristor technology and neuromorphic computing represents a paradigm shift in the field of electronics and artificial intelligence (AI). Memristors, with their ability to remember ...

Scientists have long known that the brain's visual system isn't fully hardwired from the start-it becomes refined by what ...

A new study finds rare neural stem cells in the adult human hippocampus, suggesting some brains can generate new neurons into ...

An interaction between two proteins points to a molecular basis for memory. But how do memories last when the molecules that ...

A targeted drug therapy has shown potential to reverse cellular damage in Parkinson’s disease by regenerating critical brain structures and restoring neuron function, according to new findings from a ...