Neuroscience

A new machine learning model shows that star-shaped brain cells may be responsible for the brain's memory capacity, and someday, it could inspire advances in AI and Alzheimer's research.

Scientists have introduced a new laboratory model that could help them study how artificial limbs can be better designed.

A disposable, electronic "tattoo" that measures mental workload could be used to enhance safety in high-pressure jobs, researchers say.

Researchers drew inspiration from the auditory system to design a solution for the "cocktail party problem."

Using an experimental technique called "Oz," researchers stimulated the human retina such that people saw a brand-new color.

Using advanced microscopes that capture brain cell anatomy and activity, a portion of a mouse's brain was mapped and rendered into a 3D atlas that creates new possibilities for neuroscience.

The female sex hormone estrogen, along with progesterone, appears to underlie a fundamental difference in how males and females process pain, a mouse study finds.