New research shows a single neuron in fruit flies can trigger two distinct behaviors in response to the same smell.

Researchers have produced a full map of an adult fruit fly's brain cells This map could help us understand how our own minds create complex thought The structure of the brain is one of the most ...

New research shows how the brain replays and organizes memories, even compressing long experiences into short, fixed-length ...

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Every day, our brain takes countless fleeting experiences—from walks on the beach to presentations at work—and transforms ...

While Alzheimer’s disease is widely known as a brain disorder, new research reveals it also affects other parts of the body.

Every day, our brain takes countless fleeting experiences - from walks on the beach to presentations at work - and transforms ...

In a new study, neuroscientists at the University of California, Berkeley, recorded activity from hundreds of neurons simultaneously in freely flying bats. The data provided surprising new insights ...

We’ve all had those weeks where the Google calendar looks like a game of Tetris. Meetings stack on chores, chores on workouts ...