Complex motor behaviors often require more than the activation of basic motor circuits; they depend critically on higher-order cognitive processes known as ...

The brains of humans and other primates are known to execute various sophisticated functions, one of which is the ...

Our cells carry out hundreds of thousands of important functions every day, all of which are carefully orchestrated at a ...

Mice are prey animals, and while they must be able to move around looking for food, it is just as important that they can get ...

New research reveals that individual neurons in the hippocampus can respond to both slow and fast brain waves at the same ...

When we focus, switch tasks, or face tough mental challenges, the brain starts to sync its internal rhythms, especially in ...

New research suggests the brain uses a learning rule at inhibitory synapses to block out distractions during memory replay.

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered how cells responsible for hair growth perceive physical forces in their ...

Called Locational Encoding with Neuromorphic Systems (LENS), it is set to transform how autonomous robots operate.

A new study uncovers the long-elusive mechanism of inhalational anesthetics by identifying the RyR1 calcium channel as a key molecular target.

enabling a man with ALS to speak again through a brain-computer interface that converts thoughts into speech in real time. Unlike prior systems that translated neural signals into text, ...