Living human neurons were trained to play Doom, extending the long-running engineering benchmark into biological computing.

Researchers found three master genes that alter brain development in Down syndrome, offering new clues about learning and memory differences.

By measuring the magnetic fields of the brain, researchers found that different contemplative practices uniquely change how ...

Scientists have demonstrated that human brain cells grown on a microchip can learn to play id Software’s classic first-person ...

Dopamine – a brain chemical associated with reward – appears to prompt people to move faster when they want something, researchers recently reported in the journal Science Advances.

Artificial intelligence and neuroscience are getting closer to making human thoughts speak and show themselves in images. This gives new hope to people suffering from paralysis or speech ...

Scientists have identified damaged brain “cleanup” cells called tanycytes as a possible reason toxic tau builds up in Alzheimer’s disease.

A newly discovered biological chain reaction explains how high levels of a common brain chemical can lead to cellular overdrive in autism spectrum disorder. By tracing how nitric oxide disables a ...

In a wild experiment, it turns out a few human neurons linked up to some custom silicon can actually play Doom.

An EEG (electroencephalogram) is a painless test that uses small sensors placed on the scalp to measure the brain's electrical activity. It provides a real-time readout of brain "waves"—rhythms ...

A brief pulse of ultrasound can gently influence a split second decision by stimulating a small brain area linked to eye ...