Neuroscience

A new map of a brain network that sustains wakefulness in humans could help improve our understanding of consciousness.

In recent experiments, rat brain cells filled in for lost neurons in mouse brains, raising new possibilities for growing donor tissues across species.

Auditory pareidolia is a phenomenon in which people can hear familiar sounds from seemingly static background noise.

Miniature models of the brain are helping scientists study the cellular damage inflicted by traumatic brain injuries.

In a surprise video, Elon Musk's Neuralink revealed the first recipient of the company's brain-computer interface using the device to play online chess. They also discussed the "life-changing" procedure for the first time.

Researchers say they've found the answer to competing hypotheses about how the brain functions in a "flow state."

Scientists have uncovered a consistent brain-wave pattern that erupts throughout the cortex in several primates, including us.

The new organoids were grown in the lab for up to 40 days, and they mimicked the central nervous system of an 11-week-old human embryo.

Brain-computer interfaces have the potential to transform some people's lives, but they raise a host of ethical issues, too.

The printed tissue grows and functions like that in a normal human brain, according to the authors of the new study.