Engineers at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst have developed an artificial neuron like no other. In experiments, ...

Researchers say artificial intelligence has helped them create one of the most detailed maps of the mouse brain to date.

Biocomputers, once considered science fiction, are becoming today’s reality as scientists have edged closer to the creation ...

UMass Amherst engineers create low-voltage artificial neurons using bacterial nanowires, promising efficient bio-inspired ...

Whether or not we grow new brain cells as adults has been the subject of an ongoing and often contentious debate. Now, evidence suggests that we can. This could help answer one of neuroscience’s most ...

Using a ChatGPT-like AI model, scientists have created a new map of the mouse brain that captures previously uncharted areas ...

A new study concludes that the speed at which the human brain evolved may help explain why our species experiences autism.

Researchers discovered that certain human brain cells evolved unusually fast, altering autism-linked gene activity.

Researchers have a new hypothesis for how brain cells called astrocytes might contribute to memory storage in the brain. Their model, known as dense associative memory, would help explain the brain's ...

Neuroscientists are zeroing in on how special kinds of brain cells help us see things that aren't actually there.