The human brain isn't just distinguished by its problem-solving abilities. It's also designed to deeply process emotions and social interactions, a characteristic that sets us apart from other ...

Explore 25 rare brain abilities only a tiny fraction of people have, from tetrachromacy to echolocation. Uncover the ...

Written by professors Gustavo Deco (UPF) and Morten Kringelbach (University of Oxford), this open-access book aims to explain how the brain can give rise to the complexity of the mind The cover of the ...

Yale-led researchers recently conducted a massive and detailed comparative analysis of human, chimpanzee and macaque brains. Their paper, "Molecular and Cellular Reorganization of Neural Circuits in ...

Despite its small size—it could sit in the palm of your hand—the zebra finch is a remarkable learner. A songbird native to ...

The brains of humans and other mammals contain a vast array of neuronal and non-neuronal cell types. The human capacity to process information into complex emotions, behaviours and decisions relies on ...

Humans possess a remarkable balance between stability and flexibility, enabling them to quickly establish new plans and adjust goals even in the face of sudden changes. However, "model-free ...

A new study in songbirds might help explain why humans don’t generate many new brain cells, called neurons, as adults ...

The potential to create personalised digital “twins” of your brain and body is a hot topic in neuroscience and medicine today. These computer models are designed to simulate how parts of your brain ...

To this day, in the known universe, only one example exists of a system capable of general-purpose intelligence. That system ...

Their research was published online today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The discovery that the brains of humans and mice age in similar ways may one day help scientists ...