UCLA researchers used lab-grown brain organoids, donated human tissue and fused "assembloids" to investigate how radial glia ...

Researchers at Leipzig University's Carl Ludwig Institute have discovered that in the cerebral cortex, synaptic signal transmission between brain cells functions very reliably even at low ...

The human brain is often described as one of the most complex structures in biology, and much of its power comes from how ...

Two recent studies have advanced brain organoid research. One found that organoids can record the passage of time, while the ...

Researchers have developed a new approach for describing the shape of the cerebral cortex, and provide evidence that cortices across mammalian species resemble a universal, fractal pattern.

Brain organoids have been grown and studied for five years, the longest time to date, and their activity suggests they had a sense of time going by ...

Persistent pain often has no clear cause. However, studies show measurable differences in the structure and activity of the ...

Reading is a complex skill that relies on a combination of innate genetic traits and physical brain changes driven by practice. Recent research provides evidence that our foundational ability to ...

The cerebral cortex is the largest part of a mammal's brain, and by some measures the most important. In humans in particular, it's where most things happen-like perception, thinking, memory storage ...

Cerebral amyloid angiopathy is a major cause of hemorrhagic stroke, a frequent contributor to age-related cognitive impairment, and a key component in adverse responses to beta-amyloid (Aβ) ...