The medical consequences of traumatic brain injuries are well-studied and affect millions of Americans every year. But one of ...

In a groundbreaking scientific achievement, researchers have successfully grown living brain tissue in a laboratory setting. This advancement not only opens new doors for neuroscience but also raises ...

The human brain has a big job. It runs every system of the body, 24/7/365 and it does so better than any supercomputer on the planet. There is a great deal of research available on brain function, ...

Growing simplified, miniature versions of human brains in the lab can provide researchers with an invaluable model for studying cognitive disorders and how disease takes hold in this incredibly ...

Our laboratory studies the neurobiology of learning, memory, and emotion. We use a multi-disciplinary approach including in vivo electrophysiology, in vivo calcium imaging, optogenetics, chemogenetics ...

he lab’s studies into the human mind open many possibilities, including helping paralyzed people to speak and improving traffic safety There were 68 wires protruding from the cap on my head, which ...

Dr. Wen-Jun Gao received his PhD from Shanghai Brain Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1997. He did his first postdoctoral training with Dr. Sarah L. Pallas at Georgia State University ...

No, you didn’t accidentally click on the webpage of our sister site, The Onion. A scientist really grew a brain in a lab and, unfortunately, it’s a gamer. According to the BBC, Dr. Brett Kagan, the ...

Why study sleep in young children? The preschool and kindergarten years are full of remarkable changes - children develop complex skills in their play behavior, expression and regulation of emotions, ...