The field of neuroscience has long been intrigued by the complex dynamics of neurons in the cerebral cortex, particularly the transformation of synaptic ...

Summary: Humans have vestigial ear muscles that once helped our ancestors focus on sounds. New research shows these muscles still activate when we strain to hear in noisy environments. Scientists used ...

Scientists have used advanced X-ray phase-contrast tomography (XPCT) to uncover how gut health may influence Alzheimer’s disease.

The human brain filters trillions of sensory inputs down to just 10 bits per second, a cognitive bottleneck shaped by ...

A significant advancement in knowledge of the link between cognition and genetics has been made thanks to a study led by ...

Recent evidence indicates that, despite similarities in molecular and gene expression profiles between analogous neurons in the human and rodent neocortex, ...