Knowing how the human brain develops is critical to understanding how things can go awry in neurodevelopmental disorders, from intellectual disability and epilepsy to schizophrenia and autism. But ...

The brain state of an animal is modulated on multiple timescales, from the daily sleep-wake cycle to task-dependent changes in vigilance over seconds or minutes. Different brain states are associated ...

A group of researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine led an investigation that offers new insight into the development of the human forebrain. The study, led by Changuk ...

Researchers have identified a group of neurons in the basal forebrain that help synchronize activity in the cortex, triggering brain waves that are characteristic of consciousness, perception and ...

In the hunt for the elusive origins of Alzheimer’s disease, researchers may have to dig deeper than ever before. Deeper into the brain, that is. According to a November 4 report in Nature ...

Brain organoids, those tiny balls of cells grown in a dish to model the human brain, are plagued by a major problem—they are each unique. That may be about to change. Scientists led by Paola Arlotta, ...

Some say that out of all the objects in the universe, the human brain is the most complex. Much of what makes us uniquely human — our emotions, memories, consciousness — stems from this 3-pound organ, ...