When we focus on specific tactile sensations, the brain does not simply amplify signals; instead, it regulates information ...

A new model for cortex development Using patterned cerebral organoids, the scientists also gained insights into human development. During human brain development, multiple morphogens and signaling ...

The microscopic image shows a nerve cell and a magnified view of the investigated synapses. Calcium was released at these sites using a UV flash, which triggered the release of the neurotransmitter.

Nothing rivals the human brain's complexity. Its 86 billion neurons and 85 billion other cells make an estimated 100 trillion ...

Brain organoids reveal that two genetic mutations in DEPDC5 drive epilepsy, disrupting early brain development, and causing ...

This year, the first clinical trial is scheduled for a therapy developed based on research using organoids. This is a clinical trial for a treatment for 'Timothy syndrome,' a rare disorder where a ...

Historically, neuroscientists and evolutionary anthropologists assumed that modern humans' disproportionately large frontal lobes and the explosive growth of our prefrontal cortex millennia ago were ...