In a new study, bumble bees solve a completely novel object-manipulation task. What makes this behavior especially remarkable ...
The human brain is so big, it takes some time for those rich and complex signals to fully propagate throughout the brain, converge and be properly integrated. "Yet, to make accurate decisions, your ...
Cambridge researchers created miniature brain-and-spinal-cord systems in the lab that can send signals and even trigger tiny ...
Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania have identified an immune-system protein that facilitates the spread of Parkinson’s disease to new brain cells and regions. Led by Dr. Alice Chen‑Plotkin ...
A remarkable pig brain preservation experiment is fueling new debates about death, memory, and whether future technology ...
UT Dallas Cognition and neuroscience doctoral student Ezra Winter-Nelson (left) and Dr. Gagan Wig, associate professor of psychology at UT Dallas, have written an article for Proceedings of the ...
When it comes to speech, parrots have the gift of gab. And the way the brains of small parrots known as budgerigars bestow this gift is remarkably similar to human speech, researchers report March 19 ...
People with a rare genetic disorder that damages the amygdala are helping neuroscientists rethink how the brain shapes fear, ...
Humans and mice share persistent brain-activity patterns in response to adverse sensory experience, scientists find, opening a window to our emotions and, perhaps, neuropsychiatric disorders. We don't ...