The human brain runs on a tight energy budget. Despite making up only 2% of our body weight, it devours around 20% of our ...

A study reveals how the brain uses 'basis functions' to simplify social decision-making, impacting biases and teamwork ...

Compumedics has received a new order from Hangzhou Normal University (HZNU) in China for its Neuroscan Orion LifeSpan ...

The brains of animals are the most complex structures on Earth. The human brain contains about eighty six billion nerve cells, or neurons, and an estimated two trillion synaptic connections, where ...

Often compared to a computer, the body's most complex organ operates using a code of electrical and chemical signals. These signals transmit through wires, nodes and networks to process and store ...

Researchers, led in part by University of Nevada, Reno’s Meet Zandawala, identify specific clock neurons that govern daily bodily rhythms, including sleep and metabolic disorders ...

For decades, the idea that creativity comes from the right side of the brain has dominated popular culture. People have been told they're either "right-brained" (creative, intuitive) or "left-brained" ...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a growing global concern, affecting approximately 2.8% of children in the United States and 0.7% in China. ASD is characterized by challenges in social interaction, ...

In a huge collaborative effort, researchers profiled millions of cells to chart a cellular map of a mouse brain ... distinct cell types were assembled into this complex machine, such as our brain, and ...