New research finds that brain development is not linear. There are distinct phases with unique characteristics.

Scientists have created a soft wireless implant that uses tiny flashes of light to send information straight into the brain, ...

The Bioluminescence Hub at Brown, a collaborative team of neuroscientists from around the U.S., found a way to harness light ...

New research shows that creative activities may slow the brain’s aging process. Here is how creativity strengthens cognitive ...

Better ways to measure cognitive exhaustion could point to treatments for long COVID and other debilitating disorders.

BISC is an ultra-thin neural implant that creates a high-bandwidth wireless link between the brain and computers. Its tiny single-chip design packs tens of thousands of electrodes and supports ...

A new finding from researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center shows that the learning process of associating cues ...

Neuroscience columnist Helen Thomson on how she discovered a host of evidence-based ways to keep her brain healthier in 2026 ...

The cerebellum (which is Latin for ‘little brain’) is the area of the brain in charge of fine motor coordination and balance, and it keeps our movements smooth and stable by predicting what our next ...

Scientists found that nanopores’ electrical charges control how ions flow and when pores temporarily shut down. The discovery ...

Microscopic fibers secretly shape how every organ in the body works, yet they’ve been notoriously hard to study—until now. A new imaging technique called ComSLI reveals hidden fiber orientations in ...

Every clonal raider ant lives a nearly identical life. Each new generation of these blind, queenless ants is born at the same ...