New research suggests that the way brain networks reorganize moment-to-moment predicts autism severity. Children who spent ...

Even consciousness could reveal its secrets someday with this realistic simulation, researchers hope. It will not only ...

We have long believed that brain growth stops and aging begins once we pass the age of 20. However, a study by British ...

The human voice represents one of our most complex biological achievements—a sophisticated interplay between brain, nerves, muscles, and breath that produces the nuanced sounds of human speech. As ...

Neuroscientists have been trying to understand how the human brain supports numerous advanced capabilities for centuries. The ...

Scientists are building experimental computers from living human brain cells and testing how they learn and adapt.

Hands of a child learning about patterns of size and color with colorful wooden blocks. Source: myboys/Shutterstock Part of what makes us human is the need for our brains to search for meaning. Good ...

The human brain is constantly picking up patterns in everyday experiences — and can do so without conscious thought, finds a study of neuronal activity in people who had electrodes implanted in their ...

A new study explains how a parakeet's brain helps it to mimic human words. By recording for the first time the brain activity of parakeets as they made sounds, a research team at NYU Grossman School ...

A small brain region reacts strongly to chimp calls. This shows that our voice system links to older primate signals.