Implanting a device into the deep temporal cortex of a mouse without damaging the brain has long been a major challenge in ...

One of the defining features of humans is our brain's remarkable capacity for language, planning, memory, creativity, and more. These abilities stem not just from our large brain size, but also from ...

Even in the primary visual cortex, a brain region named for its specialized role in processing basic features of what the ...

Researchers have developed a new approach for describing the shape of the cerebral cortex, and provide evidence that cortices across mammalian species resemble a universal, fractal pattern.

Brandon Patterson has been through a lot in the nine years since rolling a Jeep left him paralyzed. Now he's on the leading edge of science.

DNA damage from inflammation outpaces the cells’ ability to self-repair. The finding, in human brain cells and mice, could ...

Without visual input generating a constant stream of ambiguous or unpredictable signals, the brain may settle into more ...