The cerebral cortex, the outermost layer of the brain, is the central driver of various human capabilities, including ...

The brain is constantly mapping the external world like a GPS, even when we don't know about it. This activity comes in the ...

For decades, scientists have used near-infrared light to study the brain in a noninvasive way. This optical technique, known ...

A new machine learning model shows that star-shaped brain cells may be responsible for the brain's memory capacity, and ...

In a nutshell Scientists successfully transmitted light through an entire adult human head for the first time, overcoming ...

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This Research Topic welcomes contributions from neuroscience, behavior, and clinical research exploring how sex-based biology and gendered experience jointly shape brain function, disease risk, and ...