Five decades of research into artificial neural networks have earned Geoffrey Hinton the moniker of the Godfather of headline ...

Too much stuff in the periphery of our vision can make it difficult to identify what we’re seeing. Yale researchers now know ...

Recent research has used large language models (LLMs) to study the neural basis of naturalistic language processing in the human brain. LLMs have rapidly grown in complexity, leading to improved ...

Medically reviewed by Sameena Zahoor, MDMedically reviewed by Sameena Zahoor, MD The meninges of the brain and spinal cord are three layers of membranes: the dura mater, arachnoid mater ...

This morning, surgeons at the University of Manchester temporarily placed a thin, Scotch-tape-like implant made of graphene on the patient’s cortex—the outermost layer of the brain.

From there, they can be further sorted into subclasses: Excitatory neurons are categorized by the layer of the brain they're in, while inhibitory neurons are identified by the marker proteins they ...

There are few things more embarrassing than being the victim of a scammer, especially publicly, and there are few things ...

By obtaining high-resolution images of Alzheimer’s disease-affected brain cells as the condition progresses, researchers have identified the specific neurons that are damaged. The information the ...

For those who live with schizophrenia, the sound of voices — voices that no one else can hear — can be an overwhelming and persistent part of daily life. But the mystery of why these hallucinations ...

Galen of Pergamon was the most influential ancient Greek physician after Hippocrates and is considered the father of pharmacology ...