An influential hypothesis in neuroscience is that the brain may operate near criticality, a transition zone between ...

In a sweeping new map of the adult Drosophila melanogaster brain, researchers at the University of Oxford found that mature neurons still carry a molecular record of where they came from and when they ...

Researchers from the University of Oxford have created the first high-resolution molecular atlas of the adult Drosophila ...

Study maps five major eras of brain wiring from birth to old age, revealing the key turning points that shape how we learn, ...

A new study of brain activity patterns in people doing a memory task finds that the way we make inferences changes dramatically as we age. Members of Alison Preston’s research group study fMRI brain ...

Researchers in Japan built a miniature human brain circuit using fused stem-cell–derived organoids, allowing them to watch the thalamus and cortex interact in real time. They found that the thalamus ...

How does a child's brain develop? Why are the first five years more powerful than most of us ever realize? Check out these simple, practical tips to boost your child's development from birth to age ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. What if our entire planet were to grow a consciousness? The human race finds itself aboard a ...

Scientists are discovering that our tendency to develop certain phobias might be written in our DNA before we even encounter the things that terrify us. Evidence from twin studies suggests that ...

SEATTLE, WASH. — DECEMBER 23, 2025 — Scientists have engineered a protein able to record the incoming chemical signals of brain cells (as opposed to just their outgoing signals). These whisper-quiet ...

AI has all but overtaken the thinking universe. Training an early version of ChatGPT consumes about 1300 megawatt-hours of ...