A new computational model of the brain based closely on its biology and physiology has not only learned a simple visual category learning task exactly as well as lab animals, but even enabled the ...

The way the brain develops can shape us throughout our lives, so neuroscientists are intensely curious about how it happens.

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Microscopy continues to transform the life sciences. Here are five recent breakthroughs made possible by the technique.

A new study reveals how biological branching networks use surface geometry to shape blood vessels, brains, and plants.

Most of the time, you assume your brain is either “on” or “off,” awake or asleep. A new study shows something far more ...

The discovery that tissues use electricity to expel unhealthy cells is part of a surge of renewed interest in the currents ...

Cells do more than carry out chemical reactions. New theoretical work suggests they may also generate usable electrical ...

Humans have the remarkable ability to remember the same person or object in completely different situations. We can easily ...

Mice have remained the focal point for life sciences research for the past several decades. Their universality in biomedicine ...