Is the human perceptual system sensitive to temporal segmentation during normal perception? If so, how does the brain accomplish this segmentation? These are two basic questions about perception ...

The scientists are proposing that the human ancestor, which had an extremely large brain bigger than that of modern humans, be called Homo juluensis. The designation of a newly identified species ...

While mice age differently than humans, this comparison roughly mirrors the differences between young adult and older adult human brains. Non-neuronal brain cells called tanycytes illuminated and ...

Scaling neuromorphic computing to emulate brain efficiency offers a promising future in AI and technology, with strategic collaborations and advanced chip designs leading the charge. Researchers ...

The most striking characteristic of this previously unknown human ancestor? An extremely large brain that’s bigger than that of our species, Homo sapiens, the only surviving hominin. The feature ...

Your diaphragm contracts rhythmically and involuntarily (such as during sleep) due to signals from your brain. You can also voluntarily contract your diaphragm ... A healthy person can have some minor ...

Certain proteins found in the human brain have long been known to be critical to controlling how brain cells communicate with each other. So-called GABA A receptors are proteins that control the ...

Scientists have taken a look at the effect dying has on the human brain and what they found is pretty insane. The idea that your brain just stops working when you die couldn't be further from the ...

The study used data from the Developing Human Connectome Project ... Little is known about the newborn brain, leaving many questions, such as this one, unanswered. Yumnah Khan “It has been ...

When a child develops a brain tumor, early diagnosis is essential. Alan Cohen, M.D., director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, shares the most common signs and symptoms ...

Evolutionary biologists and neuroscience researchers have teamed up to explore a new approach to recreating the brain structure of extinct and living birds by making digital 'endocasts' from the ...

The brain interprets these sensory cues to understand ... the length and numbers of the axons and dendrites can vary. The human nervous system is defined as two parts. They are the central nervous ...