Inaccurate metaphors about the mind can cause real harm, for instance leading educators to 'train' children like algorithms.

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A new study reveals that neurons in the brain’s memory center, the hippocampus, continue to form well into late adulthood. A ...

Scientists say they have very strong evidence that the adult human brain is capable of making new neurons, a point of ongoing ...

Scientists have found evidence of new brain cells sprouting in adults - a process that many thought only occurred in children ...

New research highlights how astrocytes, long considered mere support cells, actively shape brain network dynamics.

In recent years, with the public availability of AI tools, more people have become aware of how closely the inner workings of ...

After years of debate, scientists provided new evidence for the lifelong birth of human brain cells, which may inform future ...

New neurons in your brain? A landmark study from Karolinska Institutet finds adults keep forming brain cells into the old age ...

Now, researchers at Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet say they’ve found the clearest answer yet. They report the discovery of ...

Conversations allow humans to communicate their thoughts, feelings and ideas to others. This in turn enables them to learn ...

Not only do neural progenitors persist in the adult brain, but many of these cells are in active stages of division.