The human brain's soft folds and ridges, arising in early development and continuing through the first 18 months of life, are ...

Despite lacking a hippocampus entirely—and having diverged from the mammalian lineage roughly 400 million years ago—larval ...

Stressful study sessions help us pass exams, but curiosity promotes long-term understanding and information retention. In A ...

Modern neuroscience understands the brain as a set of specialized systems. Aspects of brain function such as attention, perception, memory, language, and thought have been mapped onto distinct brain ...

There’s this idea that something happens in the human brain when we turn 25. Suddenly, we can rent a car without fees. Make ...

Brain scans suggest probiotic yogurt may subtly influence brain chemistry and connectivity, alongside changes in the gut ...

Climber Alex Honnold is set to scale one of the world's tallest buildings without any ropes or safety nets.

Neurosurgeon and Engineer Dr. Ben Rapoport, co-founder of Precision Neuroscience, joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about the emerging technology of brain implants and ...

Nervous system disorders are among the leading causes of death and disability globally. Conditions such as paralysis and aphasia, which affect the ability to understand and produce language, can be ...

Pea-size clusters of human cells called brain organoids inspire both hope and fear. Experts are debating how scientists can responsibly use these bits of gray matter.