Consciousness may emerge not from code, but from the way living brains physically compute.

As emotions rise and fall in everyday life, your brain keeps up, constantly adjusting. These transitions between feelings—like joy, sadness, or fear—aren’t just random reactions. They’re part of a ...

A sweeping genetic screen reveals how the brain is built and exposes a hidden gene behind a newly discovered childhood brain ...

If you scroll through TikTok or Instagram long enough, you'll inevitably stumble across the line: "Your frontal lobe isn't ...

Recent work has revealed some of the many crucial functions of astrocytes, brain cells that were once thought to play primarily supportive roles for neurons. Astrocytes do handle debris around neurons ...

The 'silent' X chromosome within female brains may not be so silent after all. A new study has found evidence in both mice and humans that as we age, 'sleeping' X chromosomes can be 'awakened' in ...

The maternal microbiome and immune system have both independent and synergistic effects on fetal brain health - changes in ...

A single damaged protein inside one brain cell may seem insignificant. Yet new research shows how that small mistake can ...

Warmth and cold shape body awareness, emotions, and mental health in ways science is only starting to understand.

A shaky hand, a racing heart, a wave of dread; alcohol withdrawal can feel like your body has turned against you. For many ...

Murderbot, the titular character of a new television show on Apple TV+, doesn’t do much murdering. Instead it enjoys the freedom of having hacked its governor module, the internal control system that ...