As prominent artificial intelligence (AI) researchers eye limits to the current phase of the technology, a different approach ...

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Scientists are developing a "sponge" that can soak up pain signals in the body before they reach the brain, potentially ...

An estimated 86 billion neurons in the average human brain govern our body’s functions and conjure — somehow — the human mind. C. elegans has 302 neurons in one sex and a few more in the other.

The technology is still in its infancy. But its trajectory suggests that ethical conversations may become pressing far sooner than expected. These “biocomputers” are still in their early days. They ...

Neural tissue engineering aims to mimic the brain's complex environment, the extracellular matrix, which supports nerve cell growth, development, and proper connectivity. This environment is carefully ...

New research reveals how a class of neurons that help coordinate communication in the brain link up with their target cells, ...

In a key advance for regenerative medicine and gut health, scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have uncovered a precise and ...

Scientists are unraveling the role of senescent cells in a common form of epilepsy, and it could point to new treatments.

Here’s what you’ll learn about when you read this story: The blending of biological and artificial “computing” is a topic that stretches back to the 1940s and 50s. Now, Cortical Labs has successfully ...

Scientists have uncovered a hidden battle between a widespread brain parasite and the immune cells tasked with destroying it. A parasite that can quietly persist in the human brain is capable of ...

Scientists question whether alarming reports of plastic particles in human organs are accurate or the result of laboratory contamination.