England’s meek concession of the series is a waste of talent and this stroke sums up the structural failure No doubt someone, somewhere, in some fevered corner of the internet will come up with a ...

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It used to be thought that sea urchins only had a primitive nervous system, but new research has found that they are far more complex than that. The entire body of a sea urchin is what researchers are ...

Creating a virtual brain may sound like a science-fiction nightmare, but for neuroscientists in Japan and at Seattle’s Allen Institute, it’s a big step toward a long-held dream. They say their ...

On neuroscience’s big stage Nov. 15, MIT Professor Earl K. Miller will propose that thought and consciousness emerge from the fast and flexible organization of the cortex produced by the analog ...

Healing from any injury involves a delicate balance between scarring and inflammation — two processes that can wreak havoc as well as make repairs. When the injury is to the brain, the balance is that ...

A brain imaging technique developed by Columbia researchers has identified areas in the brain's cerebral cortex—just behind the forehead—that are most damaged by the repetitive impacts from heading a ...

Prefrontal cortex biopsies taken for research purposes during deep brain stimulation (DBS) procedures appeared to be safe, new research has suggested. Investigators found no significant differences in ...

The cortex is also known as the gray matter of the brain, which contains processing centers for various functions, such as the somatosensory cortex. This is the area where sensory impressions from the ...

Source: Teo Georgiev, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons A friend once described the world we live in as “wiggly.” It can be difficult to grab hold of even what is most important to us in the midst of ...

“Grey’s Anatomy” star Kate Walsh is opening up about a health scare she faced years ago. During a recent appearance on “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” the 57-year-old actress recalled being diagnosed with ...