In a new study published in Science, a Belgian research team explores how genetic switches controlling gene activity define ...

Large language models like ChatGPT display conversational skills, but the problem is they don’t really understand the words ...

The amount of microplastics in the human brain appears to be increasing over time: Concentrations rose by roughly 50 percent ...

Scientists have developed a new kind of laser-based artificial neuron that mimics a biological nerve cell. This artificial ...

Researchers have systematically detailed, step by step, how cognitive maps form in the brain's hippocampus -- a region responsible for learning and memory.

University of Limerick’s Damien Thompson explains the research behind a recent breakthrough that could revolutionise ...

Charles Piller, author of the new book Doctored, says the scientific community needs “to take a good hard look in the mirror.

By reexamining 3D images used to map the connections between brain cells, researchers are uncovering new information about a small, elusive, and often overlooked cellular appendage.

By creating a new metric, researchers envision the possibility of diagnostic and treatment advances for the disease, which is estimated to affect about 4 million people worldwide.