A small device that senses light and reacts like a brain cell could change how machines see and think. Built at the nanoscale ...

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For years, one of the simplest explanations for human intelligence was also one of the biggest: the human brain has an enormous number of neurons. It also has an even more enormous web of connections ...

A new study proves individual human cortical neurons have the computational complexity of an entire deep artificial neural ...

What makes the human brain capable of language, imagination, mathematics and invention? For many years, the prevailing view ...

A difficulty-graded mouse brain dataset pairs 3D microscopy images with verified neuron reconstructions to support AI-driven ...

Scientists suggest that advanced aliens might not have physical bodies, challenging traditional views of extraterrestrial ...

A new study reveals experimental drug XL20 crosses the blood-brain barrier to stop toxic TDP-43 clumping in ALS.

Neurons, the uber-connected nerve cells that act as a main switchboard for the brain, are central to some incredibly complicated processes. They make it possible to think, walk, speak, and breathe.

AI-generated illustration of the human brain. Your brain is the most complex structure in the known universe, and it’s a masterpiece of efficiency. It calculates world-altering ideas and manages ...

Degradation of motor neurons, conceptual computer illustration. Motor neuron diseases are a group of neurodegenerative disorders Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common of the motor ...