Octopuses, squid and cuttlefish, collectively known as coleoid cephalopods, have evolved exceptionally large and elaborately ...

Cell-based models of the human cortex transplanted into mice produce neurons that are inaccessible in vitro, and could enable scientists to link brain injury to behaviour.

A recent study suggests that the human brain emerges from two separate organs, a discovery that may impact future treatments ...

Mike Flanagan Carrie, now streaming on Prime Video, is the first television adaptation of Stephen King's 1974 debut novel.

Scientists found that the 3D organization of DNA is disrupted in several types of brain cells affected by Alzheimer’s disease, altering how important genes are switched on and off. The discovery ...

Researchers in the field are right to focus on biosafety, ethics and the involvement of patient groups and the public.

Stanford’s xenocortication shows human brain tissue thriving in mice lacking cortex, offering a third window into human brain development and ethics.

Researchers have developed 3D "mini-brains" they hope will help speed up the search for much-needed drug treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune condition affecting almost 3 million ...

For centuries, scientists have thought of the brain as a single, unified organ. But new research led by Stanford Medicine reveals that what we call the brain is two distinct organs that evolved ...