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

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. "Neurogenesis," or the formation of new neurons, is known to take place before birth. But some ...

Challenging a long-standing assumption regarding the adult brain, recent research has demonstrated that individuals can continue to develop new brain cells into old age. Researchers at Sweden’s ...

Whether or not we grow new brain cells as adults has been the subject of an ongoing and often contentious debate. Now, evidence suggests that we can. This could help answer one of neuroscience’s most ...

Pioneering work turns stem cells into brain cells in cultures to potentially treat disorders. Research pioneers turn skin cells from patients with psychiatric conditions into stem cells and then brain ...

For the first time, scientists have grown functional, brain-like tissue without using any animal-derived materials or added biological coatings. The development opens the door to more controlled and ...

The human brain is much more flexible than we ever thought. New studies have begun to suggest that, even in adulthood, the ...

Some parts of our bodies bounce back from injury in fairly short order. The outer protective layer of the eye—called the ...

Your brain is an incredible network of over 160 billion cells linked by over 100 trillion connections. Each day and each moment, it’s being influenced by the choices you make. While no single signal ...