Vision shapes behavior, and a new study by MIT neuroscientists finds behavior and internal states shape vision. The research, ...

New studies reveal consciousness is older and more widespread than believed, with birds showing signs of awareness and ...

Humans are in love with their brains. “Our brain is what makes us different from the other animals,” we say. When most people think of themselves—their identity—they usually think of the fancy tricks ...

Recent research has found that the thalamus may act like a “relay station” for consciousness by modulating cortical activity in the brain. Researchers found “thalamocortical loops,” where information ...

A recent study published in Nature Communications demonstrated how droplet-based three-dimensional (3D) printing could help fabricate cerebral cortex tissues comprising layer-specific neurons ...

Scientists at EPFL have developed an innovative, non-invasive brain stimulation therapy to significantly improve visual function in stroke patients who have suffered vision loss following a stroke.

The same brain cells linked to disorientation in Alzheimer's disease have been preserved—and even slightly increased—across ...