New findings from Karolinska Institutet reveal how the gene HNRNPU coordinates several fundamental molecular processes during the earliest stages of human brain development. The study is published in ...

The nervous system does an astonishing job of tracking sensory information, and does so using signals that would drive many computer scientists insane: a noisy stream of activity spikes that may be ...

USC researchers built artificial neurons that replicate real brain processes using ion-based diffusive memristors. These devices emulate how neurons use chemicals to transmit and process signals, ...

After injury, the visual system can recover by growing new neural connections rather than replacing lost cells. Researchers found that surviving eye cells formed extra branches that restored ...

The legendary filmmaker is also a longtime professor of film studies and directing at NYU Tisch School of the Arts Brian Anthony Hernandez joined PEOPLE as a writer-editor in 2023. He was promoted to ...

Dopamine neurons—the cells that drive reward and motivation while we're awake—become surprisingly active during nonrapid eye movement sleep right after we learn something new. The findings challenge ...

Julie Sharp is a digital producer at CBS Los Angeles. She is a South Bay native and majored in print journalism at Cal State University Long Beach. Julie previously reported for the Beach Reporter, ...

We can't protect what we don't understand. From decoding wolf howls to making sense of millions of citizen-science sightings, we explore the tools helping researchers understand the wild in new ways.

Spike Lee may be a filmmaking phenom, but he also has a soft spot for music. The Oscar-winning director, 68, released a new short film inspired by his latest movie "Highest 2 Lowest" on Tuesday, Nov.

Just days after celebrating his fourth birthday, Spike the K-9 has lost his life after being shot by a gunman, the Burbank Police Department said Sunday. The suspect, who tried to run away from police ...

This post was written with Darien Thira, Ph.D. (Note: Gendered terms are used for simplicity to refer to gender scripts) “I feel so great when she has an orgasm with me!” Mike, a 27-year-old engineer, ...