A new high resolution model of the CA1 region of the human hippocampus has been developed by the Institute of Biophysics of the Italian National Research Council (CNR-IBF) and University of Modena e ...

Keeping your mind busy doesn't have to feel like work. Hands-on hobbies are fun, practical, and mentally stimulating. They ...

In 2009, neuroscientist Henry Markram gave an ambitious TED talk. “Our mission is to build a detailed, realistic computer model of the human brain,” he said, naming three reasons for this unmatched ...

With its focus on marmosets, Japan’s national brain initiative has been generating invaluable data for unlocking the mysteries of our minds. At the heart of Japan’s national brain initiative, the ...

It took 10 years, around 500 scientists and some €600 million, and now the Human Brain Project — one of the biggest research endeavours ever funded by the European Union — is coming to an end. Its ...

Scientists created the largest functional map of a brain to date using a piece of a mouse's brain. The map details the wiring that connects neurons, offering insight into brain function and ...