The mysterious ancient humans were only known from fossil fragments. Now, two papers argue a skull uncovered in China belongs to this group, after examining preserved DNA and proteins ...

The brain weighs factors based on their importance to oneself and one’s social world as part of a complex calculation ...

EM, researchers elucidated the structure of key receptors integral to fast excitatory synaptic transmission in the rat cerebellum.

Scientists have mapped the molecular structure of glutamate receptors in the cerebellum for the first time using ...

New research reveals how the brain precisely recognizes objects. It uses complex, non-linear interactions between brain cells ...

For the first time, scientists using cryo-electron microscopy have discovered the structure and shape of key receptors ...

Molecular sleuthing has tied the more‑than‑146,000‑year‑old Harbin cranium, known as "Dragon Man," to this hidden branch of humanity.

Comparing the human brain to both species meant we could not only assess which parts of our brain are unique to us, but also which parts are likely to be shared heritage with our non-human relatives.

When they compared results to those of intracranial electrodes used to record 100 hours of real-world conversations, they found a “remarkable alignment” with the human brain and the AI’s ...

Our results from the human brain are consistent with the preclinical measures of functional organization of curvature responses in V4. Thus, this study delivers emerging evidence that functional brain ...