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During the early thirties, the brain’s wiring pattern moves into what the researchers describe as the adult mode. This adult ...

The human brain holds an astonishing ability to reshape itself throughout life. This concept, known as neuroplasticity, has become a cornerstone of modern neuroscience, revealing profound insights ...

The first hint of a brain developed on Earth around 600 million years ago, and now, some version of the organ can be found in nearly every animal in the world. Humans have the largest brain size ...

A new study highlights five key eras of human brain development, and they don’t align with age quite as one might expect.

"One Hand Clapping" draws from neuroscience, evolution, philosophy and a rich tapestry of cultural references to examine how ...

New research suggests the human brain has five distinct ages, and it may not reach adulthood until a person's early 30s.

Due to the rapid rise and impact of artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT, ClaudeAI, and DeepSeek over the past several years, the National Academies’ Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous ...

By transforming a kitchen into a fully instrumented research environment, a team led by EPFL neuroscientist Alexander Mathis ...

A new study explains how a parakeet's brain helps it to mimic human words. By recording for the first time the brain activity of parakeets as they made sounds, a research team at NYU Grossman School ...

In "Horizon: Secrets of the Brain," Al-Khalili surveys the animals and fossils shaping our understanding of how the brain evolved over millions of years, and the scientists unraveling each piece of ...