How does a single cell reliably build one of the most complex structures known in nature? New research suggests the answer ...

When specialized cells called tanycytes stop working, disease-causing tau proteins build up in the brain. A group of specialized cells play a crucial part in clearing toxic proteins from inside the ...

A chronological map of the fetal brain reveals when key cells emerge and provides clues about autism and cancer.

Researchers are no longer just simulating brains in silicon, they are wiring living human neurons into machines and asking them to compute. Tiny clusters of brain cells, grown from stem cells and ...

Older adults with exceptional memories continue to grow new brain cells. A recent study published in the journal Nature shows ...

Nerve cells in the brain are constantly bombarded with information from different senses simultaneously. How can the brain prioritize what is most important?

Researchers at Australian start-up Cortical Labs have taught human neurons grown on a chip to play the classic Doom game. In 2021, they had already used 800,000 neurons to play Pong. Now, with four ...

Scientists are experimenting with ways to integrate brain cells into computer processors. The technology could help conserve energy. FinalSpark's Multi-Electrode Arrays (MEAs) incorporate four human ...

Living human neurons were trained to play Doom, extending the long-running engineering benchmark into biological computing.