Now new research suggests that sitting for too long could affect the size of your brain, too. The medical journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association published a study ...

In other animals, scientists have long known that the brain continues to make new neurons throughout life. But in humans, ...

Inaccurate metaphors about the mind can cause real harm, for instance leading educators to 'train' children like algorithms.

The cerebrum, especially the cerebral cortex, has long been thought to be the important part of our brain. However, the cerbrum contains less than 20 percent of the neurons in our brain. Eighty ...

An MIT study found that using ChatGPT to write essays had a highly detrimental impact on thinking and learning, particularly among the young.

By applying machine learning to ECoG data—recorded directly from electrodes on the brain's surface—the researchers first identified the unique pattern of brain activity for each of six words ...

In order to understand the structure and functioning of the brain, neuroscientists need to study the complex, three-dimensional pathways and connections of nerve fibers. The intersection of ...

Social circles shrink with age due to both life changes and brain network shifts. Aging weakens brain networks for memory and self-awareness, reducing sociability. Networks tied to stress and bodily ...

How the brain’s edge builds from experience What makes the human edge even sharper is that we’ve spent our entire lives testing these environments. The sensorimotor system doesn’t just interpret ...

According to a new study from MIT’s Media Lab, your late-night love affair with ChatGPT might be doing more harm than good, especially to your memory and learning skills. In a series of tests ...

POSTECH researchers 3D print human brain model - guiding the axonal growth of neurons using the Bioengineered Neural Network (BENN).